[difalkner]

This isn't exactly what you're looking for but we bought a Laguna 14SUV strictly for resawing, mainly for acoustic guitar backs/sides/tops. It's a 240v 3 HP saw with nearly 15" resaw capacity and the only blade I've ever had on it is the 1" Resaw King carbide blade, a blade that saw is built to tension properly. I can't imagine trying to do what I want with a smaller saw.

Many 14" bandsaws with riser blocks simply can't tension a wider blade sufficiently and 1/2" is about the largest you should use (just because a larger blade 'fits' doesn't mean it should be used). I realize many have 3/4" blades on their riser-equipped saws but I doubt most are tensioned properly.

What specifically will you be resawing, how wide (always 12"?), how long, how often, etc? I resaw Walnut, Maple, Curly Maple, Cherry, Mahogany, Bubinga, Padauk, Rosewood, Purpleheart, etc. on mine and it's a walk in the park. I don't know how a saw with 1.5 or 2 HP would handle all this but maybe it will only slower cutting.

 

[difalkner]

The jointer is a real "necessity" when resawing for best results, and I use mine exactly as I described.

I use my drum sander but most of what I resaw is thin.