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Last-modified: 09/28/97

Copyright (c) 1994 by James J. Roche. All rights reserved.

Readers of this group often request reviews of particular tools. This article
is meant to be a pointer to tool reviews/comparisons. It is not a complete
list of sources for tool reviews. If anyone has any additions please send
me a note and I will try to add it in.


Air Compressors
       Portable Air Compressors - Fine Homebuilding October 1988
       Compressed Air Systems - Fine Woodworking June 1990
       Bring in the Air Force - Wood April 1994
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994
       Air Compressors - American Woodworker November 1995

Air Filtration Systems
       Air Filtration Systems - Wood November 1995

Air Tools
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Air Tools - Workbench October 1988
       Selecting a Spray Gun - Fine Woodworking June 1990
       HVLP sprayers - American Woodworker October 1992
       High Volume Low Pressure Sprayers - Wood April 1993
       Woodworkings Sure Shots (nailers) - Wood December 1993
       Tool Talk: Finish Nailers - Popular Woodworking May 1994

Bandsaws
       Shopping for Bandsaw Blades - Wood December 1989
       Bandsaws - Wood October 1990
       Bandsaw Roundup - Wood April 1992
       Band Saws - Popular Woodworking September 1992
       Buyers Guide to Bandsaws - American Woodworker June 1994
       Bandsaws - American Woodworker November 1994
       Bandsaws Tool Buyers Update - Wood  December 1994
       Bandsaws ($400-$800) - ShopNotes November 1995

Belt Sanders
       Portable Belt Sanders - Wood October 1990
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Benchtop Belt/Disc Sanders - Workbench September 1991
       Portable Belt Sanders - ShopNotes September 1996
       Choosing a Belt Sander - Fine Woodworking December 1996

Biscuit Joiners
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Plate Joiners - Workbench April 1988
       Plate Joiners - Fine Woodworking June 1989
       Buying a Biscuit Joiner - Wood December 1992
       Biscuit Joiners - American Woodworker October 1993
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994
       Biscuit Joiners - American Woodworker November 1994
       Picking a Plate Joiner - Fine Woodworking February 1995
       Survey of Biscuit Joiners - Fine Homebuilding March 1995
       Biscuit Joiners - American Woodworker November 1995

Carvers
       Power Carvers - Fine Woodworking April 1991

Circular Saws
       Portable Circular Saws - Wood October 1990
       Portable Circular Saws (AKA sidewinders) - Fine Homebuilding November 1990
       Circular Saws - Consumer Reports November 1992
       Circular Saws - American Woodworker November 1994
       Circular Saws (low end) - ShopNotes January 1995
       Survey of Cordless Saws - Fine Homebuilding July 1997

Clamps
       The Smart Shoppers Guide to Clamps - Wood February 1991
       Quick Clamps - ShopNotes May 1996

Cordless Screwdrivers
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Cordless Screwdrivers - Workbench April 1990
       Cordless drill/drivers - Wood October 1990

Cordless Drills
       Cordless drill/drivers - Wood October 1990
       Cordless Wonders - Wood April 1991
       Powerful Cordless Drill/Drivers - Fine Woodworking November 1993
       Cordless Drills - American Woodworker October 1993
       Cordless Drills - American Woodworker November 1994
       Cordless Drills - American Woodworker November 1995
       12V Cordless Drills - ShopNotes March 1996
       Cordless Drills - Wood August 1996

Cut-Off Saws
       Portable Electric Cut-Off Saws - Fine Homebuilding September 1990

Detail Sanders
       Tool Review: Detail Sanders - Wood November 1994

Dovetail Jigs
       Dovetail Jigs - American Woodworker April 1996

Drill Bits
       Buying Forstner Bits - Wood February 1991

Drills
       The Great Electric Drill Shootout - Wood August 1990
       Survey of 3/8" VSR Drills - Fine Homebuilding June 1993
       Powerful Cordless Drill/Drivers - Fine Woodworking December 1993
       Buyers Guide to Cordless Drills - American Woodworker December 1993
       Tests of 47 Corded and Cordless Drills - Consumer Reports January 1994

Drill Presses
       Drill Presses - Wood October 1990
       Drill Presses - American Woodworker November 1994
       Drill Presses - American Woodworker November 1995

Dust Collectors
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Dust Collection Systems - Workbench February 1989
       Meet the Dust Guzzlers - Wood September 1992
       Lowering the Boom on Dust - Wood April 1997

Fences
       Aftermarket Fences - American Woodworker October 1992
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994
       Rip Fences - Wood February 1997
       Tablesaw Fences - American Woodworker October 1997

Finishing Sanders
       Finishing Sanders - Wood April 1993
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994

Grinders
       Grinders - American Woodworker February 1993
       Wet-wheel Grinders - Wood February 1995
       Grinders - American Woodworker November 1995

Heat Guns
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Heat Guns - Workbench February 1991

Jointers
       Machines the Give You the Edge Quickly and Accurately - Wood October 1989
       Two New Jointers - Fine Woodworking February 1990
       Jointers - Wood October 1990
       Comparing Jointer-Planers - Fine Woodworking November 1994
       Jointers - American Woodworker November 1994
       Jointers under $1000 - Wood December 1995
       Shop Test 8" Jointers - American Woodworker April 1997

Lathes
       Lathes - Wood October 1990
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Lathes - Workbench May 1991
       Quality Lathes for Under $600 - Wood October 1993
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994
       Lathes - American Woodworker November 1994
       Mini-Lathes - American Woodworker June 1996

Miter Saws
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Power Miter Saws - Workbench June 1988
       Getting an Angle on Compound Miters - Fine Homebuilding January 1990
       Power Mitersaws - Wood February 1992
       Workbench Guide to Random Orbit Disc Sanders - Workbench May 1992
       Tool Review Sliding Compound Miter Saws - Woodworkers Journal January 1993
       Buyers Guide to Sliding Compound Miter Saws - American Woodworker April 1993
       Sliding Compound Miter Saws - Fine Woodworking May 1993
       Shopping for Chopsaw Stand - Fine Homebuilding January 1996
       Sliding Compound Mitersaws - Wood April 1996
       Compound Miter Saws - January 1997

Moisture Meters
       Taking the Measure of Moisture Meters - Fine Woodworking April 1994

Radial Arm Saws
       Radial-arm Saws - Wood October 1990
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994
       Radial Arm Saws - American Woodworker November 1994

Random Orbital Sanders
       Tool Talk: Random Orbital Sanders - Popular Woodworking September 1991
       Random-Orbit Sanders - Fine Woodworking February 1992
       Random-Orbit Sanders - Wood February 1993
       Finishing Sanders - Wood April 1993
       Random Orbit Sanders - Fine Woodworking August 1993
       Random Orbit Palm Sanders - Woodworkers Journal Nov/Dec 1993
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994
       Palm Grip Random Orbit Sanders - ShopNotes September 1995
       Random Orbit Sanders - American Woodworker November 1995
       Random Orbit Sanders - Wood Sepetember 1996

Reciprocating Saws
       Reciprocating Saw Survey - Fine Homebuilding April/May 1994

Routers
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Routers - Workbench April 1989
       Routers, Routers Everywhere - Wood February 1990
       Plunge Routers - Wood October 1990
       Tool Review Plunge Routers - Woodworkers Journal January 1992
       Plunge Routers - Fine Homebuilding January 1992
       Big Plunge Routers - Fine Woodworking December 1992
       Plunge Routers - Fine Homebuilding January 1992
       Buyers Guide to Plunge Routers - American Woodworker July/August 1993
       Laminate Trimmer Survey - Fine Homebuilding May 1995
       Best of the Bunch Routers for Table Mounting - Wood September 1995
       Routers - American Woodworker November 1995
       Plunge Routers 3hp+ - ShopNotes November 1996
       Midsized Plunge Routers - Wood October 1997

Router Bits
       Router Bits - American Woodworker August 1993
       Router Bits Tackle Cope and Stick - Fine Woodworking August 1994
       Carbide Router Bits - Wood December 1994
       Router Bit Review Rail and Stile Bits - Wood August 1996

Sabersaws
       What's New with Sabersaws - Fine Woodworking December 1990
       Survey of Jigsaws - Fine Homebuilding July 1994
       Jazzed up About Jigsaws - Wood August 1994
       Sabersaws - Consumer Reports September 1995
       Evaluating 8 Professional Grade Jigsaws - Fine Woodworking October 1997

Sawblades
       Dado cutting tools - Wood October 1991
       10 inch Carbide Tipped Sawblades - Wood September 1993
       Circular Blades Tool Buyers Update - Wood December 1994
       Combination Table Saw Blades - ShopNotes January 1996

Sawmills
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Portable Sawmills - Workbench August 1989

Screw Guns
       A Survey of Self-Feed Screw Guns - Fine Homebuilding December 1993

Scrollsaws
       Scrollsaw Blades - Wood April 1990
       Scrollsaws - Wood October 1990
       Scrollsaws over $500 - Wood September 1991
       The Wide World of Scrollsaws - Wood October 1996

Shapers
       Shapers - Wood December 1990
       Shapers - American Woodworker November 1995
       7 Reasons to Buy a Home-Shop Shaper - Wood February 1996

Shopsmith
       Shopsmith vs. Total Shop - Wood June 1990

Spindle Sanders
       Oscillating Spindle Sanders Under $700 - Wood September 1994

Tablesaws
       How to Buy the Most Important Woodworking Machine in your Shop - Wood December 1989
       Tablesaw Safety Devices - Fine Woodworking April 1990
       Tablesaws - Wood October 1990
       Tool Talk - Popular Woodworking July 1991
       Double Duty Tablesasw With Special Cross Cutting Features - Fine Woodworking April 1992
       Tablesaws under $700 - Wood Feb 1994
       Tablesaws - American Woodworker November 1995
       Tablesaw Showdown - American Woodworker December 1995
       Cabinet Style Tablesaws - Wood August 1997

Thickness Planers
       Portable Power Planes - Fine Homebuilding June 1989
       The WORKBENCH Guide to Planers - Workbench February 1990
       Thickness Planers under $500 - Wood April 1990
       Portable Planer Survey - Fine Woodworking October 1990
       Thickness Planers - Wood October 1990
       Portable Planers - Wood April 1992
       Portable Thickness Planers - American Woodworker April 1992
       Multipurpose Planer/Molders - Wood August 1993
       Power Planer Survey - Fine Homebuilding November 1994
       Thickness Planers - American Woodworker November 1995
       Portable Thickness Planers - ShopNotes July 1996
       Benchtop Planers - American Woodworker December 1996

Vacuums
       Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - October 1994
       Shop Vacuums - American Woodworker June 1995
       Tool Roundup 6 Shop Vacuums - Workbench November 1995

Vises
       Woodworking Vises - Wood September 1990

Mail Order
       Mail Order Tools - Fine Homebuilding September 1990


Where to get back issues of magazines mentioned:

American Woodworker
PO Box 7591
Red Oak, IA 51591
(800) 666-3111

Fine Woodworking - Fine Homebuilding
The Taunton Press
63 South Main Street
PO Box 5506
Newtown CT 06470-5506

Wood - Better Homes & Gardens
Meredith Corporation
1716 Locust St.
DesMoines IA 50336
(800) 374-9663 subscription
(800) 572-9350 back issues

Workbench / ShopNotes / Woodsmith
August Home Publishing Co.
2200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
phone 800-444-7002
fax: 515-282-6741
Email: augusthome.com
Web Page: www.augusthome.com

Popular Woodworking
Box 58279
Boulder, CO 80322

Woodworker's Journal
PO Box 1629
New Milford CT 06776
(203) 355-2694
--
Jim Roche
[email protected]
University of Rochester Computer Science Department Rochester, NY 14627

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