POLL: If you had to choose just one brand of woodworking power tools . . .

[Rick Potter]

Easy answer to the original question "one company, all your stationary woodworking power tools"......As far as I know, only one company listed sells ALL the stationary tools I have in my shop.


Grizzly

PS: In real time, like now...I have never owned a Grizzly tool, but I actually am considering a 623 sliding table saw.
What I actually own, like so many others, is a broad mix. Sawstop, Delta Unisaw/ edge sander/ shaper/drill press/jointer, Castle, DeWalt RAS, Woodmaster, Jet spindle sander, SuperShop, Craftsman.

[Paul McGaha]

I voted for Powermatic.

About half my shop is Powermatic (Jointer, Planer, Air Filter, Moritser)

And half Delta (Unisaw, Shaper, Drill Press, 18/36 Drum Sander).

And a bandsaw from Jet and a miter saw from Hitachi.

I'm very happy with my shop and don't see me upgrading my tools.

If I had to replace my shop I suppose I would look at something like Hammer. I read how their owners love their performance and they are fairly affordable. I don't know that I could every get used to not having specific purpose tools though.

I'm a hobbyist. Just build stuff for my family and friends.

PHM

[Rod Sheridan]

I voted for Powermatic.

About half my shop is Powermatic (Jointer, Planer, Air Filter, Moritser)

And half Delta (Unisaw, Shaper, Drill Press, 18/36 Drum Sander).

And a bandsaw from Jet and a miter saw from Hitachi.

I'm very happy with my shop and don't see me upgrading my tools.

If I had to replace my shop I suppose I would look at something like Hammer. I read how their owners love their performance and they are fairly affordable. I don't know that I could every get used to not having specific purpose tools though.

I'm a hobbyist. Just build stuff for my family and friends.

PHM

Hi Paul, Hammer do make individual planers, jointers, saws and shapers.

It's just that the combo units provide better space/cost balance for small shops like mine...........Rod.

[Joe Jensen]

If I could only own one brand it would be Felder, wide range of industrial high quality tools. In my dream shop I have Martin for the sliding saw, jointer, planer, and shaper but those four would be like $200K

[J.R. Rutter]

SCMI makes/distributes a wide enough range that I could get almost everything from them. Solid mid-range industrial quality.

[Jon Barnett]

Canadian made General tools

[Frank Pratt]

Canadian made General tools

Which haven't been made in well over a decade, so that would certainly limit your selection of machines & replacement parts.

[Alan Lightstone]

Felder for stationary tools, Festool for handheld.

Need more brands on your poll.

[Jim Becker]

Need more brands on your poll.

Necro-thread from 2017... Brands have evolved and even gone away in only a few short years.

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My choices haven't changed, however, other than the addition of CNC. SCM/Minimax for larger, general tools. Camaster for CNC. Festool for portables. Oneida for dust collection.

[Mike O'Keefe]

Northfield

[Kyle Iwamoto]

None of the above.............

LOL, in that case ALL of the above. Price being no object.
As mentioned, no one company makes all the tools even a hobby shop needs.

[Bruce King]

I have a Grizzly catalog, haven’t really looked at it because even though I can buy anything I just enjoy working with what I have. Name a tool a hobby shop needs that Grizzly doesn’t have.

[Philip Glover]

Well, since it has to be one company for everything; SCM

Phil

[Kyle Iwamoto]

I have a Grizzly catalog, haven’t really looked at it because even though I can buy anything I just enjoy working with what I have. Name a tool a hobby shop needs that Grizzly doesn’t have.

Tormek and accessories.

[Bob Falk]

I would go with felder