Here you will find the candidates for the 2021 Tool of the Year Awards and the process used to select the winners.
Choices for HAND TOOL of the Year
Choices for POWER TOOL of the Year
Choices for MACHINE of the Year
Choices for ACCESSORY of the Year
How the candidates are selected
Our editorial team, consisting of professional woodworkers with over five decades of combined practical experience and industry insight, pre-screened all the products released in 2021 into a list of up to 10 candidates in each of the four product categories: Hand Tools, Power Tools, Machinery, and Accessories.
Their selection is based on product specifications, user feedback gleaned from the web, formal reviews undertaken by industry publications and organizations, and in-house shop testing done by our editorial team.
The voting process
- Voters previewed the candidates in each of the four categories.
- Hyperlinks provided more information on each product.
- Voters then made their selection in each category between Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2021.
- Voters could choose to be entered in a draw for a DeWALT ATOMIC 20V 2-tool combo kit.
The winners and runners up
Click here to view the Winners and Runners-Up
The winner of the DeWALT Atomic 20V 2-tool combo kit is:
Brian McDonald from XXX
Great web site
Difficult choices this year… Difficult!
Enjoy receiving and reading
great seeing ideas and tools ideas
Great selection of tools. Had no idea there was so many
It was incredibly difficult to choose only one tool from each category. Great selection!
A wide selection of great products
As a senior of 89 years I am still a woodworker at heart, and enjoy using my hands for making wood projects. Thanks.
Good luck to the winner
Great giveaway. Thanks!
So many, so difficult
To many excellent tools to pick from.
planer/ jointer combo looks awesome
I would prefer that you allow us to add whatever tool we wish to your list, as the problem with your process is that you dictate what tools we get to select from.
Regardless, I like the idea of users picking the winners.
CMT always a guarantee of made in italy
Always great products to shop for for. Always new up to date as well.
Bel étalage d’outils. J’ai déjà plusieurs outils montrés. J’ai choisi parmi ceux que je n’ai pas. Bravo pour ce concours!
Discovered, and read about a number of products that I had not seen previously – informative web site!
CMT took saw blades to another level!
CMT is the best saw blade!!!
I love DeWalt tools good luck everybody
So glad that the woodworking shows are still running.
First line should have said, “must have an address in canada”…