Okay...newbie here...let me get this straight...

With one of these babies (and the right technique), could I cut
through, say 4/4 cherry and actually have a straight cut? And by
straight, I don't mean "following the lines," but rather one without
blade deflection?

My current jigsaw is used for nothing but getting a piece of too-long
board out of the way...no matter how slowly I cut, I always end up with
an irregularly "beveled" cut.

What say the board members?