I really want to get my husband a table saw for Christmas but I have no idea what to look for!!! I want it to be a surprise so I can’t grill him about the features he wants with it. He wants to use one for hobbies and to make some furniture (dressers, loft beds, etc.) He doesn’t need a hefty duty one for large projects but doesn’t want a cheap one either. Can some handy guy give me some help??
How much does the horsepower motor matter?

I have dozens of construction grade 1×6’s at the house that I will use in a few beginner furniture-making projects. I bought a table saw, and I am going to trim them down to 1×5 or so before running them through a planer. Should I use the rip blade that came with the table saw, or should I buy a blade with 40 teeth, 60 teeth, or 100 teeth?