I am curious as to what machines you consider essential to your hand tool wood working journey? I own a table saw and a chop saw. I don't ever user the chop saw and dislike using my table saw. It is a Craftsman 113 and the fence leaves a lot to be desired. But it's good for rough ripping jobs. I want to continue using mostly hand tools, but have been considering removing the table saw and getting a band saw and a planer. I find resawing by hand and thickness planing to be a real pita.
The reason I am thinking about a band saw is that I should theoretically be able to resaw and rip in one machine. I haven't done much research into band saws but if I were to buy one it would have to be fairly cheap, $500 and under. For a thickness planer, I would probably go with a DeWalt lunchbox style or something along those lines.
Hopefully this type of post isn't sacrilege here. But what machines make your journey more enjoyable?
Regards
Michael