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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

Bandsaws
	Shopping for Bandsaw Blades - Wood December 1989
	Bandsaws - Wood October 1990
	Bandsaw Roundup - Wood April 1992
	Band Saws - Popular Woodworking September 1992

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

Carvers
	Power Carvers - Fine Woodworking April 1991

Circular Saws
	Portable Circular Saws - Wood October 1990
	Portable Circular Saws (AKA sidewinders) - Fine Homebuilding November 1990

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

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

Drill Presses
	Drill Presses - Wood October 1990

Dust Collectors
	The WORKBENCH Guide to Dust Collection Systems - Workbench February 1989

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

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

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

Routers
	The WORKBENCH Guide to Routers - Workbench April 1989
	Routers, Routers Everywhere - Wood February 1990
	Plunge Routers - Wood October 1990
	Buyers Guide to Plunge Routers - American Woodworker July/August 1993

Sabersaws
	What's New with Sabersaws - Fine Woodworking December 1990

Sawmills
	The WORKBENCH Guide to Portable Sawmills - Workbench August 1989

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

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

Vises
	Woodworking Vises - Wood September 1990

Mail Order
	Mail Order Tools - Fine Homebuilding September 1990


Where to get back issues of magazines mentioned:

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

-- 
Jim Roche
roche@cs.rochester.edu
University of Rochester Computer Science Department Rochester, NY 14627


