Of course, my sawboard was free (made from scrap), works with both my circular saw and my router and hangs on a nail when not in use.
If I were running a production shop I could see justifying the Festool version, but that extra $600-$800 buys an awful lot of wood that I can work. (Ditto for the $400-$500 for most other systems)
I am glad there are options like Festool available, but I think that it is easy for hobbyists like myself to fall into the trap of collecting under-utilized tools instead of actually working wood.
My personal advise for most hobbyists is to try a sawboard first and then, if you find it isn't meeting your needs, go ahead and spend the money to fix the problem. My guess is that 90% of the readers of this forum would never need anything else.
If I were running a production shop I could see justifying the Festool version, but that extra $600-$800 buys an awful lot of wood that I can work. (Ditto for the $400-$500 for most other systems)
I am glad there are options like Festool available, but I think that it is easy for hobbyists like myself to fall into the trap of collecting under-utilized tools instead of actually working wood.
My personal advise for most hobbyists is to try a sawboard first and then, if you find it isn't meeting your needs, go ahead and spend the money to fix the problem. My guess is that 90% of the readers of this forum would never need anything else.
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