The number of comments on woodworking forums that echo the sentiment above outnumber those from people ‘bragging’ about owning Festool by probably 1,000:1. Small minds on both sides of the fence….
Festool makes very good machinery, but the cost is prohibitive for most. The best part about owning anything Festool is the bragging rights, but those I associate with could care less, it appears, so I’ll stick with that which works well without having to pay for a name that means little other than the owner probably has more money than he needs, so he buys expensive tools to brag about!
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When things work there’s no point in messing with them. That’s been the case for the wooden locks designed by Colonel John By and installed on the Rideau Canal 190 years ago.
The number of comments on woodworking forums that echo the sentiment above outnumber those from people ‘bragging’ about owning Festool by probably 1,000:1. Small minds on both sides of the fence….
Festool makes very good machinery, but the cost is prohibitive for most. The best part about owning anything Festool is the bragging rights, but those I associate with could care less, it appears, so I’ll stick with that which works well without having to pay for a name that means little other than the owner probably has more money than he needs, so he buys expensive tools to brag about!