The 11 Top Woodworking Power Tools That Give 100% Satisfaction or Better

Is it possible to be 100% satisfied with any of your power tools? Rich Engelhardt of SawmillCreek thinks so, and asked his fellow forum members to chime in on tools that “worked out exactly as planned or better than planned.” This thread is such a rich resource for woodworkers that we decided it deserved to be worked over a little for the betterment of the ToolCrib community.

The thread has over 91 comments so you can imagine there’s quite a list of perfect tools.

This quote, from Creeker Al Willits, sums up why this thread is important: “Actually [I] have a lot of tools I’m happy with, but its taken years to get there.” It can take a lifetime to find those perfect tools. We hope that this write up of the thread helps you find power tools that you love.

Scroll to the bottom for a link to the SawmillCreek thread and other resources.

Top 11 Favorite Power Tools (got more than 2 votes):

1) Kreg Pocket Hole Jig 10 votes
2) Bosch 1590 Jigsaw 8 votes
3) Festool Tools 8 votes
4) Ez Smart Circular Saw Guide System 5 (EZSmart review)
5) Dowelmax 5
6) Byrd Shelix 5
7) Porter-Cable Routers (see models in PC section below) 5
8) DeWalt Router (see models in DEWALT section below) 4
9) Starrett combination square 3
10) GRR-Ripper 3
11) SawStop 3

Two Votes (in no particular order):

Ridgid T1300 planer 2
Powermatic 66 table saw 2
JET Mini Lathe 2
Dewalt DW735 planer 2
Bosch Colt palm router 2
Delta DJ-20 Jointer 2
Fein turbo vac 2
WoodRat Joinery Machine 2
Bessey clamps 2
Oneway lathes 2
General 650 cabinet saw 2
Hitachi M12V router 2
DeWalt 12v Impact Driver 2
Makita LS1221 12″ CMS 2

Everyone Else By Brand:
DEWALT:

DeWalt 6″ ROS
Dewalt jig saw
DeWalt DW-746 table saw with 52″ extension and sliding table
DeWalt table saw blades
Dewalt DW618 router kit
Dewalt 618 three base router kit
Dewalt dual base router
Dewalt 621 Router
Dewalt 18V portable drill
Dewalt 708 SCMS

Porter-Cable:

Porter-Cable 250 finish nailer

Porter-Cable plunge router

Porter Cable 3 hp router

Porter Cable 690 D-Handle router

Bosch:

Bosch ROS

Bosch 4212L compound miter saw

Bosch 12v Impactor

Bosch PS20 pocket driver

Hitachi:

Makita:

Makita 7 1/4 skil saw

Rigid:

Delta:

Delta Cabinet saw

Delta Drill Press

Ryobi:

Jet:

Jet 22-44 drum sander

Jet 18″ Bandsaw

Milwaukee:

Milwaukee 1/2″ corded drill

Milwaukee routers

Everyone else:

Big Johnson 25′ tape measure

Incra fence

sharpe paint gun

Sharpe T1 pressure pot HVLP spray gun setup

Fuji Q3 HVLP Sprayer

6″ Metabo sander

Biesemeyer fence

Paslode impact finish nailer

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Jim Charles Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 12:15 pm

I would like to have voted but some of my best and favorite tools weren’t listed, making it a bit difficult for accuracy. For example, my favorite 1/2″ drill is made by Milwaukee, but the Magnum, not the one listed. But then my favoritest tool is not powered, but thanks for providing us with this inofrmation

jack nunes Says:
December 10th, 2007 at 4:02 pm

I agree that the Kreg jig should be #1. I do more and better work with this jig than you can imagine. A very good product for a fair price when you consider the time saved not waiting for glue-ups to cure or, not even using glue many times.

Alex Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:14 am

I can’t believe Milwaukee didn’t get more votes. I’d buy Milwaukee and Dewalt and that’s about it these days.