hester!roche
Subject: rec.woodworking Frequently Requested Tool Reviews
Frequency: monthly
Supersedes: <woodworking/tool-reviews_825447625@cs.rochester.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 20:14:42 GMT


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

Belt Sanders
.Portable Belt Sanders - Wood October 1990
.The WORKBENCH Guide to Benchtop Belt/Disc Sanders - Workbench September 1991

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

Clamps
.The Smart Shoppers Guide to Clamps - Wood February 1991

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

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

Fences
.Aftermarket Fences - American Woodworker October 1992
.Tool Buyers Treasure Hunt - Wood October 1994

Finishing Sanders
.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

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
.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

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
.Random Orbit Sanders - American Woodworker November 1995

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
.Routers - American Woodworker November 1995

Router Bits
.Router Bits - American Woodworker August 1993
.Carbide Router Bits - Wood December 1994

Sabersaws
.What's New with Sabersaws - Fine Woodworking December 1990
.Survey of Jigsaws - Fine Homebuilding July 1994
.Jazzed up About Jigsaws - Wood August 1994

Sawblades
.10 inch Carbide Tipped Sawblades - Wood September 1993
.Circular Blades Tool Buyers Update - Wood December 1994

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

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

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

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
KC Publishing Inc
4251 Pennsylvania Ave
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
(816) 531-5730

Popular Woodworking
Box 58279
Boulder, CO 80322

Woodworker's Journal
PO Box 1629
New Milford CT 06776
(203) 355-2694
-- 
Jim Roche
roche@cs.rochester.edu
University of Rochester Computer Science Department Rochester, NY 14627
