The tool information your customers need to know! What are the differences between a $150 and $750 table saw? What are the trade-offs? What are the alternatives? How does a $50 cordless drill compare to one costing $200 - and does it matter? How do you buy the right tool the first time around? the Insider's Guide to Buying Tools answers these questions and many more. Cut-away photos and illustrations review the mechanical guts of 25 different tool categories, from drills to measuring instruments to high-end production-level equipment. Woodworkers will learn what to look for and how to evaluate what they find on the shelf - just like the Popular Woodworking magazine editors. They'll save time and money, while enabling themselves to do better work. Addresses a key pastime of all woodworkers, both amateur and professional - tool collecting. Attractive and useful, with information that will still be relevant years from now.