John Martin wrote:

No English major here, Charlie. Just someone who, when he sees an
error like that on a commercial website, doesn't get a whole lot of
warm fuzzy feelings about the product being offered.


The two handles saw isn't even up on the Glen-Drake site yet. I
saw it in some pics in an article and found the name in the article.
Went looking for more info about it and found one web article.

Someone who also, on seeing all the words you've written about these
products, wonders if you have some relationship with the company and
might in fact be shilling for them.

It's shame that some folks are so suspicious. Maybe says something
about the times we live in.

Just to be perfectly clear - I have NO affiliation with Festool, or
Glen-
Drake, or AKEDA, or JoinTech, or Robland or Lee Nielsen or Lee Valley
or Veritas and Knight ToolWorks. I have purchased tools and machines
from these folks - at list price - no deals - and use them. If they
work
well, and often do things that similar tools can't do, but better or
more
easily or more accurately, I let other woodworkers know about them
and even lend them out because hands on experience with an actual
project is a pretty good way to find out what a tool will and won't
do, how easy it is to use and how well it performs.

Lending out a $700 DOMINO, a grand with everything that goes with
it often elicits an Are You Nuts?!. But I've never had a problem
with a tool not coming back or coming back screwed up. OK, so
I loaned a guy up in Washington a $350 set of jigs and he's had
them for over a year - but they're on there way home and I
wasn't put out at all - since I was given another set - for free.
Considering that the jigs have been loaned to Robland X-31 owners
all over the U.S., one overly late return out of 40 or so lendees
ain't bad.

Maybe I'm wrong - but there seem to be far more Angels than
Assholes. You're experience might be completely different.

When I get something like the Festool DOMINO, or the AKEDA
dovetail jig, I really study them, compare then with other things
that do something similar and see if there is a significant benefit
to this vs that. In the process I usually put together
illustrations
- for myself, because I'm a visual learner. When I'm done and
really
understand the tool or machine or jig, I put that stuff up on my
personal, non-commercial, no cookies, no pop ups, no ads, website
and post the url here and to other woodworking forums. If the info
helps another woodworker with a purchasing decision - well that's
icing on the cake since I put together the info for myself.

I buy the tools at the going price - with my money. I study them,
use them and evaluate them. My money, my opinions, backed with
objective info along with personal observations. If the evaluation
is enthusiastic - well that's how I feel about it.

You're mileage may very.

charlie b