Product Reviews

Canadian Woodworking, provides unbiased, expert evaluations of woodworking tools and accessories to help you make informed buying decisions.

  • Makita DTD171Z

    Makita DTD171Z

    First, let’s get this out of the way. Power. It’s got loads of power. I completely bur­ied a series of 2-1/2″ long x #10 flat head screws into solid red oak quickly and effort­lessly.

    November 11, 2021
    Rob Brown
  • Milwaukee M12 Surge

    Milwaukee M12 Surge

    Using Milwaukee’s Surge for a few days made me realize I should free up a place on my drill storage rack for a small impact driver.

    November 11, 2021
    Rob Brown
  • King Canada KC-8022L

    King Canada 8022L Impact Driver

    It’s funny, when I have my own tools in my hand I’m quite careful with them. But when someone gives me a tool to try, I always pick the worst possible jobs to try it out on.

    November 11, 2021
    Rich Keller
  • Veritas Compact Router Table

    Veritas compact router table

    Compact routers are so versatile that manufacturers have started to create a whole range of accessories to harness this usefulness.

    November 10, 2021
    Steve Der-Garabedian
  • jessem mast-r-fence

    JessEm Mast-R-Fence III and Micro Adjust

    I’ve had the opportunity to put together lots of JessEm router tables over the past 15 years for various schools and cabinet shops, so I was very interested to have a look at their new fence and see how it compares.

    November 10, 2021
    Rich Keller
  • Shaper Origin

    Shaper Origin

    Shaping the future of routing technology with testing

    October 26, 2021
    Rich Keller
  • Castle 110

    Castle 110 pocket cutter

    The affordable, portable, easy-to-use pocket hole cutting machine.

    October 26, 2021
    Carl Duguay
  • Spyderco CBN

    Spyderco CBN benchstone

    Lately there has been much ado over cubic boron nitride (CBN) sharpening systems. CBN grinding wheels for benchtop grinders have been available for some time and have been very well received. But this Spyderco 306CBN is the only CBN benchstone that I'm aware of.

    October 26, 2021
    Carl Duguay
  • Halder SIMPLEX

    Halder SIMPLEX replaceable-face mallets

    As an alternative to a wooden mallet I've been using a Halder SIMPLEX soft-face mallet (aka mechanic-style mallet or rubber hammer) over the past month and I've found it to be surprisingly useful.

    October 26, 2021
    Carl Duguay
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