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Dream Shop |
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A wish list for luxury tools |
You sold Nortel at the right time, you won the lottery, your
rich uncle left you a bundle—whatever the reason, you
have money to spend on high-end tools. More seriously, many
woodworkers rationalize the expense because these are also high-quality
tools. Spend a little more on a tool, take care of it and you’ll
save money in the long run. At least, that’s how you can
justify the splurge.
TOP PHOTO: It’s a tablesaw,
it’s a shaper, it’s a planer/jointer—it’s
a Felder CF741 Professional combination
machine ($23,000; call 800-340-0233 or feldermachineryimports.com)
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| Professional
combination machine |
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| High
carbon blue-steel bench chisels |
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| Biscuit
jointer |
Karl Holtey has been making planes for 20 years and he puts
150 hours of labour into a typical plane. Perfectionist or obsessed?
You decide. (A1 22 1/2" jointer/panel
plane, $15,550; holteyplanes.com
or call 011-44-1549-202500)
The extra-long, cast-iron table makes this 8" deluxe jointer
worth the big-ticket cash. Made in Drummondville, Que. ($4,060;
call 888-949-1161 or general.ca)
These high-carbon blue-steel bench chisels were hand-forged
by master chiselmaker Akio Tasai, who apprenticed at age 12
($2,260 for set; japanwoodworker.com
or call 800-537-7820)
MIDDLE PHOTO: With a brushless motor,
this three- amp C12 Festool drill should last a lifetime ($560;
call 877-423-3559 or hafeleonline.com)
Outfit your workshop with modular Dura cabinets in a range of
configurations. They’re made from heavy-gauge steel and
come with lockable castors or adjustable feet ($6,800;
angel-wings.ca
or call 888-920-0615)
BOTTOM PHOTO: Lamello made the first
biscuit joiners and they’re still preferred for their
long life and precision—using the front dial of the Top20
S3, you can raise or lower the cutter by a tenth of a millimetre
($850; lamello.com
or info@ibexent.com)
Although it’s new, Laguna’s Pinnacle lathe will
impress turners with its 48" in-board turning capacity
and the ability to rout an 8' column. ($10,600
with spiral attachment and copy feature; call 800-234-1976 or
lagunatools.com)
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by Susan Peters, photos by Simon Cheung |
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