I had to spend hours waiting at teh airport Friday in Austin (got home at 12:10 AM :()
to use the time I bought a magazine that reviewed new tools
www.finewoodworking.com is the affiliatedwebsite
anyway there were some surprises on price/performance
Router bits --
Eagle 171-2605 www.eagleamerica.com
Whiteside
www.whitesiderouterbits.com
Bench top drill presses
Grizzly G7943 $225
www.grizzly.com
Benchtop planers
Craftsman 21759
Dewalt 735
Ryobi AP 1301 (best buy at $200 )
Chisels
best buy Grizzly Japanese at $14
There were lots of other tools reviewed too worth a look at the bookstore if you're looking for aome new tools
Almost forgot
Forstner bits
FAMAG was the best $13 to $ 19 a piece
Again Grizzly a best buy at $27 for a a set of 16 that performed nearly as well as the Bosch ($68 for a set of 7)
and Cordless impact drivers
Panasonic EY7540LN2S rated best -- also $340
Makita BTD142HW almost as good at $190 ( I bought one of these with 18 V drill included for $250 at the big orange store yesterday)