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Woodworking Power TOols

From saws to drills and ways to manage dust there are hundreds of power tools woodworkers will need to own. Or want.

Bandsaws

Types of Bandsaws

For cutting patterns or re-sawing thicker lumber into planks 

Types of Band Saws

  • Benchtop Bandsaw
  • Floor Bandsaw

Accessories

  • Bandsaw Fences

Circular Saws

Saw Cutting Stair Stringer

Circular saws are versatile from cross cutting wood to ripping plywood

Types of Circular Saws

  • Circular Saw (right or left hand)
  • Worm Drive
  • Track Saw
  • Mini Saw
  • Cordless Circular Saw
  • Cordless Track Saw

Accessories

  • Ripping guides

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Drills

Types of Drills

For installing hardware, drilling precision holes and 

Types of Drills

  • Cordless
  • Drill Driver
  • Impact
  • Floor Drill Press
  • Benchtop Drill Press

Accessories

  • Drill Bit Sets
  • Self Centering Bits
  • Hinge Jigs
  • Driver Bits

Articles

Dust Collectors

Best Dust Collector for Woodworking Shops

Dust collectors keep machines working properly and reduce airborne particles.

Types of Dust Collectors

  • Cyclone Dust Collectors
  • Dust Extractors
  • Wall Mounted
  • Central Dust Collectors
  • Mobile Dust Collectors

Accessories

  • Vortex Filter
  • Dust Bags

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Jointers

Woodworking Jointer

Jointers make one edge of a board perfectly flat for gluing

Types of Jointers

  • Benchtop Jointers
  • Floor Jointers

Accessories

  • Dust Collectors
  • Safety Push Blocks

Miter Saws

What is a Miter Saw

Miter saws are required for every woodworker to cross-cut wood to length.

Types of Miter Saws

  • Sliding Miter Saw
  • Fixed Miter Saw
  • Single Bevel Miter Saws
  • Double Bevel Miter Saws
  • Cordless Miter Saws

Accessories

  • Miter Saw Fence System
  • Dust Hood

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Planers

Benchtop Planer Dust

Woodworking requires surfacing rough wood and leveling glued-up panels with a planer.

Types of Miter Saws

  • Benchtop Planer
  • Floor Planer
  • Molding Planer
  • Power Hand Planer

Accessories

  • Dust Collection 
  • Dust Hood

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Routers

Plunge Router Accessories

Routers are required to make projects like raised panel doors, round-over  and trim edges.

Types of Routers

  • Plunge Routers
  • Router Table Routers
  • Fixed Base Routers
  • Trim Routers
  • Cordless Routers

Accessories

  • Edge Guides
  • Router Tables
  • Router Bits

Articles

Sanders

Best Sanders for Wood - Festool Orbital Sander

Woodworking projects all require sanders – and often two or three before the project is complete.

Types of Sanders

  • Belt Sander
  • Drum Sander
  • Disc Sander
  • Mouse Sander
  • Random Orbit Sander
  • Sheet Sander

Accessories

  • Sand Paper
  • Dust Extractors

Articles

Table Saws

Table Saw Blade

Table saws are used to rip boards, plywood and many other cuts in wood.

Types of Table Saws

  • Benchtop Table Saws
  • Contractor Saws
  • Cabinet Table Saws
  • Cordless Table Saws

Accessories

  • Riving Knives
  • Dust Collectors
  • Dado Blades
  • Throat Plates
  • Crosscut Sled
  • Push Blocks
  • Tapering Jigs

Articles

Wood Joinery

Domino Joint End View

Almost all woodworking  requires joining wood together. And there are many tools for the job.

Types of Wood Joinery Tools

  • Festool DOMINO
  • Biscuit or Plate Joiner
  • Mortise and Tenon Drill Press
  • Nail Gun
  • Staple Gun

Accessories

  • Pocket Hole Jigs
  • Doweling Jigs

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Eric Trion
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Eric has been a professional woodworker for over thirty years and has worked in small cabinet shops making everything from kitchen cabinets to hand-made furniture. Now working from a home woodworking shop Eric is sharing his passion for woodworking, tool advice and how-to knowledge from his Minnesota-based woodshop.