I'm building a fence that will include a Trellis on top. Using 2x6's I'll cut outriggers that will have a shaped cut on the ends. When I use my jigsaw (Bosch) the blade wanders (due to the thickness of the wood) and I don't get a plumb cut. So I figure a bandsaw would be the way to go. But... here's my question: to cut a 32" long 2x6, would a 9" bandsaw be big enough? If not, what size saw should I go with? Thanks, Joe

Just installed a 7 foot diameter round hot tub sitting at a corner of my deck. It is not on the deck. It is on the ground sitting at the corner of the deck. A line running along the side of the deck would bisect the tub. My plan is to extend the deck about 4 feet so we can step right off the deck into the tub. The extension will be four feet out and about 8 feet wide (the width of the deck less half the diameter of the tub). So the deck will come out and partially wrap around the tub. Due to space limitations, I can't extend the deck to match the entire 7 foot diameter of the tub. I plan on having steps (five risers, four steps) down to the ground from the deck extension and as wide as the extention. I'd like to build the steps so they run up against the tub on that end (i.e. continue wrapping around the tub like the deck). Each step down would be a little longer than the one above as it wraps. I think I can build the stringers for the straight portion of the stairway, but how do I frame the stair framing (stringers, etc.) where it starts to wrap around the tub? I had planned on using 5/4 deck boards for the treads and 1x boards to close in the risers. I think it would look really nice, but seems really complicated. I have checked my local building codes and think this would be allowable. Building permit is currently pending with the city. Thanks, Jeff