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Best bandsaw UK

Updated: 21 October 2026

You want one bandsaw to order, and the star row will try to hand you a winner that four people have rated. The best bandsaw UK, inside this amazon.co.uk set, is a shortlist decision for small timber, with a clear reason to skip the other rows. It is not a prize for the highest average, and it is not a lab test. Prices on 19 October 2026 run from £99.99 for a cordless pipe saw to £248.99 for an unreviewed compact. The full rows are on the [bandsaw comparison](/hub/power-saws/bandsaw). The Products Compared editorial team compared the saved listings and the review notes. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one bandsaw to order, and the star row will try to hand you a winner that four people have rated.

Our top picks

KATSU Tools KATSU Tools 200 mm bandsaw 100552

Best overall

KATSU Tools KATSU Tools 200 mm bandsaw 100552
6.2/10about £119.99
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KATSU Tools KATSU Tools benchtop bandsaw 100555

Rank 2

KATSU Tools KATSU Tools benchtop bandsaw 100555
7.4/10about £109.99
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Draper Draper 200 mm bandsaw 82756

Rank 3

Draper Draper 200 mm bandsaw 82756
5.3/10about £138
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On this page
  1. 1.Split the tools first
  2. 2.The two KATSU bench saws
  3. 3.The Draper 82756
  4. 4.Who should leave this set

Split the tools first

One of the seven listings is not a woodworking saw. The ONEMANA at £99.99 is a handheld metal bandsaw, with a stated 2.5 inch cut, six speeds and a weight of 4.77 kg. Five ratings sit at 5.0. The title says tools only and 20 V. The table says 18 V, and the included-components field says a battery. Until you know which pack is in the box, the price is not a finished kit. Even then, this saw cuts pipe and conduit. It does not cut a curve in pine on a table. Take it off the wood shortlist before you compare stars. The wood rows are the two KATSU bench saws, the Draper 82756, and three compact listings that claim 800 W and have no reviews. Throat and cut height are on the bandsaw buying guide.

The two KATSU bench saws

The KATSU 100555 at £109.99 is the shortlist lead for curves and small stock inside this set. It states 230 V, 350 W, an 80 mm cut, a 200 mm throat and a pre-fitted 1400 × 6.35 × 0.4 mm 6 TPI blade. The star line is 3.9 from 43 reviews. A UK review says the fence is not on a track, and other buyers say the blade jumps off the wheels or the saw would not start. The bullets name metal, and no metal blade is listed. Buy it for hobby wood and plastic within 80 mm, and skip it for a resaw over that height. The KATSU 100552 at £119.99 states the same 80 mm and 200 mm, and it does not state a voltage. Four reviews sit at 4.7. One buyer cut a template at 80 mm, and another called the manual too poor to centre the blade. Four kind ratings are a smaller fact than 43 mixed ones, so it should not lead the shortlist.
KATSU Tools KATSU Tools 200 mm bandsaw 100552

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KATSU Tools KATSU Tools 200 mm bandsaw 100552
6.2/10about £119.99
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The Draper 82756

The Draper 82756 at £138 has the largest review file: 3.7 from 90. Buyers use it for model making and for shapes they say a jigsaw fights. The repeated complaints are a blade that will not stay on the wheels, a cut that wanders in harder wood, and rubber tyres that chew or leave the wheel. The title says 250 W and the specification table says 230 W. Cut height and the blade loop length are not stated. One March 2026 review describes a larger Draper bought elsewhere, so that text is not evidence for the 82756. Skip it as the value choice while that pattern is on the page. Blade width for a shape is on bandsaw for curves.

Who should leave this set

The RETRIN at £206.99, a Generic mini saw at £209.99 and a Generic vertical saw at £248.99 each claim about 70 mm of cut and about 90 mm of throat, with no review text. A round-up that calls the RETRIN the powerful choice for hardwood resawing is fighting its own 90 mm throat. If you need more than 80 mm, or a cast-iron table, you are outside this set. Record Power’s BS250, listed by Yandles, claims about a 120 mm cut and a 240 mm throat, and that page mixes 250 W with 350 W. That listing is context, not a row we scored. When 80 mm is too small, read benchtop or floor-standing bandsaw. For a curve in small timber, the £109.99 KATSU 100555 is the sensible buy in this set.

Common questions

Which bandsaw should I buy first?
For small wood in a home workshop, start with the KATSU 100555 at £109.99. It is the only saw here that states 230 V, an 80 mm cut, a 200 mm throat and a blade length, and it has 43 reviews rather than four. Skip it if the timber is thicker than 80 mm or you want a cast-iron table. The comparison page holds the other six rows beside it.
Is the cheaper KATSU better than the Draper?
On this evidence, yes for a first small-timber saw. The 100555 is £109.99 against the Draper’s £138, it states the cut height the Draper omits, and its review file is mixed rather than dominated by blades leaving the wheels. The Draper’s 90 reviews are still the larger sample, and they are why the tracking complaints are hard to dismiss. Neither saw is a resaw machine for thick oak.
Is a 4.7 score from four reviews meaningful?
It means four people left a high rating. On the 100552, one of them cut a template at 80 mm and one of them had to tension the blade using a video. That is a useful pair of comments and a weak average. The 100555’s 3.9 from 43 is a harder number to move, which is why it leads even though the stars are lower.
Is the cordless ONEMANA a woodworking saw?
It is a portable metal saw for pipe, conduit, steel, aluminium and PVC. The stated cut is 2.5 inches, and the saw weighs 4.77 kg. The listing conflicts on the battery and on 18 V versus 20 V. It can be a sensible pipe tool once the box contents are clear. It is the wrong shortlist for a bench, a fence and a curve in timber.
What should I skip if I need to resaw oak?
Skip every bench saw in this set. The stated cut on the KATSU rows is 80 mm, and the Draper does not state a cut height at all. Oak thicker than that opening needs a larger machine, which is the floor-standing decision. A higher watt claim on a 90 mm throat does not change the height of the cut.

Related pages

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Bandsaw buying guide: throat, fence and blade size

Bandsaw for curves: blade width and minimum radius

Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Shelf date 19 October 2026.

  1. HSE WIS31 (retrieved October 2026)
  2. HSE WD1 (retrieved October 2026)
  3. HSE: Wood dust (retrieved October 2026)
  4. PUWER overview (retrieved October 2026)
  5. Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (retrieved October 2026)
  6. GOV.UK machinery guidance (retrieved October 2026)
  7. Axminster, what bandsaw to buy (retrieved October 2026)
  8. amazon.co.uk Band Saws Best Sellers (retrieved October 2026)