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Of "Monster" Dominoes and Magician's Nephews
Issue: Issue 295
Posted Date: 2/21/2012
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The
Tool Preview in last issue's eZine -- a peek at the forthcoming
Festool Domino XL, a tool so new it's not even available yet here in
the U.S. -- brought forth a couple of reader responses. Like this
one, from a Dutch reader who wants to rub it in. - Editor
"Just
read your story about the new Festool monster. Looked at the Dutch
Festool site and see .... http://www.festool.nl/Pages/index.aspx
There
it is! I own the "little" Domino." - Theo Prangsma,
Netherlands
"I
bought a Domino from Festool two years ago, and my biscuit equipment
hasn’t been used since. This is almost better than sliced bread or
cold beer. No, not the beer, but it is a great tool.Yes, I looked at
your review and totally agree. In fact, I feel that the Festool line
of tools has got to be the best I’ve ever used. Were I a younger
person, I would definitely invest in a lot more of their tools. As it
is, I have five of them now, but just can’t justify any more. I’ll
probably find a way sooner or later, though I think that the
woodworking magazines doing tool reviews are shortchanging the
readers as they do not include Festool in their articles/tests. It’s
probably due to the fact that the tools are so much better even with
the higher price." - Bob Hoyle
Editor's
Note: Bob, you may be pleased to know that there will be an article
on the Festool Domino XL in the June 2012 issue of Woodworker's
Journal print magazine.
The
Chronicles of ...
And,
we received this response to one of our Q&A answers from eZine294. This reader is very up on his Narnian chronology; our answer
should have specified the first published book in the series. -
Editor
"Good
commentary, but I have this bit of info for Joanna Werch Takes: the
first book in the Narnia series is The
Magician's Nephew, as I am always
reminded by my dear wife whenever we see The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in
a film or TV version!" - Brian
Leavy