I recently got an airbrush and want to start making some crankbaits.  I was wondering what type of saw you prefer for cutting out the bodies?  Thanks.

I used a band saw, it seemed the scroll saw bounced to much. I think it was the scroll saw that was bouncing, but for sure the band saw worked.

A band saw will probably be more versitle and durable for a shop tool.  But you will likely get more out of an oscilating spindle sander or belt sander where you can free hand your shapes and round your corners/edges for a crank bait.    

The biggest difference in a band saw is that you will have to make a few more relief cuts for the blade.

I like the scroll saw better because you can get more detail with the thin blades. It is much eaiser to do more intricate stuff.

My scroolsaw is only good at gathering dust, while the bandsaw is the real workhorse. A bandsaw will just do a lot more operations, with an 1/8" scrool blade fine cuts are possible and with a 1/2" you can resaw large work pieces.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the info.  Looks like I will be getting a band saw.