In the late 1940s and early '50s (and likely for several years before that), Woodcraft Tools, Inc., of 147 East Lake Street in Minneapolis, made a small wood-framed bandsaw.
Information Sources
- April 1939 Popular Mechanics.
MANUFACTURE Novelties, furniture. Turn spare time into cash. Interesting illustrated thirty-six page catalog containing woodworking machinery, construction sets, projects, information, 10c. Woodcraft Service, Plainview, Minnesota.
- Text ad in November 1947 Popular Mechanics and Popular Science.
NEW Band saw for Home work-shop or Factory use. Ideal for hobbyists. Special $14.95. Circular Free. Woodcrafts Tools, 147 E. Lake. Minneapolis, Minn.
- Text ad in April 1948 Popular Mechanics and Popular Science.
BAND Saw—Bench type for home workshop. Ideal for hobbyists. Cuts wood, metal, plastic, leather, etc. Special $14.95. Factory to use Lowest priced band saw on market. Thousands in use. Free circular. Woodcraft Tools Inc., 147 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, Minn.
- Text ad in a 1948 issue of The New Republic.
BAND SAW—Bench type for home workshop. Ideal for hobbyist. Cuts Wood, Metal, Plastic, Leather, etc. Special $14.95. Factory to you. Lowest-priced Band saw on market. Thousands in use. Free circular. Woodcraft Tools, Inc., 147 E. Lake, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Text ad in March 1949 Popular Science and Popular Mechanics.
BAND-Saw for home workshop—Hobbyists. Special $14.95—Equals high priced band saw. Circular free. Woodcraft Tools, Inc. 147 E. Lake, Minneapolis, Minn.