Companies that make woodworking machinery have tried hard over the years to pass off their machines as "power tools". They have in fact done a terrific job.
Step up to the table saw, set the fence, cut a board to the perfect dimension. Machine manufactures want and need you to believe this is woodworking. Its what makes the big bucks. The reality is these power tools aren't tools at all. They are machines. Made originally for the sole purpose of mass production.
Now before I go to far I want to make clear that I understand and work with these machines almost everyday. I appreciate what they do. What they don't do and what masses of of miss informed people don't understand is that they do not make you a woodworker.
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