Andrew Staats wrote:
I'm looking to upgrade my bandsaw - my current saw is just too small
for rounding out large blanks, slabbing logs or resawing wider boards.
Currently I'm using a chainsaw and maul to do most of the
rough work. I'm looking in the 16-18"/1000$ range - does anyone have
any recommendations for saws/blades?

You may want to do a google group search of rec.woodworking, then ask in
that newsgroup if you want more info.

http://groups.google.com/groups?num=...ec.woodworking

HTH.

-- Mark