barb, trust me your gonna love it for what it can do. thats why people will pay the price for one ! yes there are ways to do the same thing, but there all a pain in the ass way to do what it does. im not retired yet and my wood time is limited, and i have no time for those pain in the ass ways !!!! if you dont love it and wait 6 months and resell for what you paid on sale ? i doubt you will !😎

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.