Archive-name: woodworking/tool-reviews Last-modified: 4/22/95 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 Air Tools The WORKBENCH Guide to Air Tools - Workbench October 1988 Selecting a Spray Gun - Fine Woodworking June 1990 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 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 Picking a Plate Joiner - Fine Woodworking February 1995 Survey of Biscuit Joiners - Fine Homebuilding March 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 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 Cut-Off Saws Portable Electric Cut-Off Saws - Fine Homebuilding September 1990 Detail Sanders Tool Review: Detail Sanders - Wood November 1994 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 Dust Collectors The WORKBENCH Guide to Dust Collection Systems - Workbench February 1989 Meet the Dust Guzzlers - Wood September 1992 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 Lathes Lathes - Wood October 1990 The WORKBENCH Guide to Lathes - Workbench May 1991 Quality Lathes for Under $600 - Wood October 1993 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 Moisture Meters Taking the Measure of Moisture Meters - Fine Woodworking April 1994 Radial Arm Saws Radial-arm Saws - Wood October 1990 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 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 Router Bits Carbide Router Bits - Wood December 1994 Sabersaws What's New with Sabersaws - Fine Woodworking December 1990 Survey of Jigsaws - Fine Homebuilding July 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 Shopsmith Shopsmith vs. Total Shop - Wood June 1990 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 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 Power Planer Survey - Fine Homebuilding November 1994 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