Scott, I have a Laguna 14/12 bandsaw with a 3/4" Resaw King blade. For rough shaping, I prefer to be outside with a chainsaw.
I went all electric with Ego products last summer (with the exception of their ride on mower). The electric chainsaw is a beast, I've cut up trees that my Stihl struggles with.
Come over and give it a try. I've got plenty of logs, out back, to try it on.
I started turning a couple of years ago, but am still very much a rookie. I usually do a bit of turning when I run out of other wood working projects.
I have a couple of segmented jigs for cutting pieces on a tablesaw for wood turning. Most of my stuff has been segmented bowls from kiln dried lumber.
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