What are your favorite woodworking tools?

[Steve Rozmiarek]

Two, first this early first generation 17" Delta Drill Press. It's a pretty nice press, but mostly because it just looks so cool.


I also love my Oliver 88-DX. It's just an awesome piece of machinery. I smile every time I look at it. And look back at it every time I turn out the shop lights when leaving the shop. It's hard to get a feel for the size of it in a photo, but the counter behind it is 10 feet long.

George, I've been admiring your saw over on the dado thread, what a machine. Did you have to look hard to find it?

[George Bregar]

George, I've been admiring your saw over on the dado thread, what a machine. Did you have to look hard to find it?

Thanks Steve. Funny but it found me via a member at OWWM.org. I had mentioned in a thread that I had bid (and lost) on a 88-D at auction in AL. It was a sorry bastard but I wanted it for parts to add to my Oliver 260-D. This member informed me what is now my saw being up for auction in the Twin Cities. I wanted a second saw to do dado and be able to x-cut wider panels or sheet goods to compliment the 260-D. The 88-DX actually made it easy to simply keep one saw, and good thing, because I don't have room for both (although I just bought an Oliver 80-D)

[George Bregar]

I just like this corner of my shop best, hard to pick just one thing in it.

Wow, awesome.

[Larry Browning]

Two, first this early first generation 17" Delta Drill Press. It's a pretty nice press, but mostly because it just looks so cool.
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I also love my Oliver 88-DX. It's just an awesome piece of machinery. I smile every time I look at it. And look back at it every time I turn out the shop lights when leaving the shop. It's hard to get a feel for the size of it in a photo, but the counter behind it is 10 feet long.

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Holy crap! What does that beast weigh! My shop is pier and beam construction, there is no way it would support that!

[George Bregar]

Holy crap! What does that beast weigh! My shop is pier and beam construction, there is no way it would support that!

About 3,000 pounds.

[Chris Padilla]

Starrett 4" double-square off eBay many years ago for under $15 I'm pretty sure. I love that thing!!

[Bill Space]

Well, I don't use them all the time, but I have a fondness for my ShopSmiths! They are handy when the time is right, without a doubt. Great bang for the buck used.

Bought them cheap off Craigslist (under $200 with bandsaws)...Would never have one at list price for sure.

[Jim Finn]

Bargain power tool: Fifteen inch Jet scroll saw $15 (creigs list)

[mreza Salav]

6" T-rule from incra,
recently: my power feeder (that I use on shaper, router table, Jointer, bandsaw).

[Tobias Lochner]

Delta 8" Jointer, bought brand new with wax still on the bed from a deceased estate for ZAR1000. (about $80.00)

Incra Table Saw Fence system and Woodpecker Router Superfence

[Gus Dundon]

Always running. Bandsaw!