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This is always our favorite issue each year.

It's the opportunity we have to congratulate woodworking tool manufacturers for innovative designs and tools.

It's also a great opportunity to recommend quality tools to our readers. Some of our recommendations are for quality of design, some for excellent performance and others are for value or just a really clever idea. All of the tools considered have become available within the 2000 calendar year. While some of these tools may have been unveiled in 1999, they weren't available to the general public until 2000. As you shop for tools this year we hope you'll consider our shopping suggestions. And we hope tool manufacturers will take these awards as support of their innovative work and appreciation for their efforts. Congratulations, and keep the good tools coming.

By David Thiel and Christopher Schwarz

OF 2000

Makita

Grizzly

Metabo

Porter-Cable

DeWalt

Black & Decker

Knight Toolworks

American Tool

Senco

Dremel

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