Brand new Festool tools launching today!

Brand new @festoolusa tools launching today!

[@Bawdsey64]

One of the best demonstrations of new Festool products that I have watched for many a year. Short and sweet whilst covering all the salient points.

[@JonasRabbe]

I don’t give a flying F about festool, but I absolutely love your smile, it has a real twinkle in your eye. When you show off a new joint, the smile that radiates sunshine is worth it. Makes me want to clean up my shop and do a bunch of joints myself.

[@gcfwood742]

Great demo! Thanks Dusty.

[@AnthonyScolaro1]

I’ve become a big fan of the Festool system and my lineup is growing everyday. They definitely are improving on things I thought couldn’t get any better than they were, but here we are lol…great demonstration by the way.

[@dustylumberco]

Thank you! Yes they make some amazing tools!

[@DsHardWoodCreations]

Totally agreed.

[@leftovercode]

Good sales pitch, you did festool proud.

[@WeGoWalk]

Quick and to-the-point delivery. Perfect!

[@robertmole8525]

Brilliantly done demonstration the very best I’ve seen! Moves along at a great pace. Many Thanks!

[@minyongkim1355]

Much better explanation than official Festool site.

[@jtbkilmartin9110]

Loved the demo. Punchy and hits the mark on explaining the key features

[@inquisitive1911]

Great stuff!! Highly competent master craftsman carpenter and great trainer / guidance tutor as well, who clearly knows his stuff!! That was slick Dusty! Whoo!! 🎉 - Oh, how I wish I was your apprentice, but I'm older than you - (too old to be an apprentice I mean) and from Scotland, so far, far away ... Many thanks. Love from Scotland, ❤ X.

[@KGDIY]

Love the rail square/ angle gauge! Looks very nice 👍🏻

[@davesch1512]

Yes looks good I Wonder if it will fit on the Makita tracks?

[@KGDIY]

@@davesch1512 and how much will it cost

[@petersydow4002]

@@KGDIY too much.

[@clashandpotatoes]

I like watching your product tutorials and reveals more than from festool. Great words!

[@rudolfzaris675]

I think a Mafell company has the first place in terms of tracksaws , but it is true that Festool bring it by the time to an "art of glory" :-) . Nice presentation, thanks for sharing.

[@vdpeer]

Re the speaker, just what we need is more noise on the job. And what gets me is that not everyone's taste in music is the same, so now everyone on the job has to listen to what one person likes.

[@decoy869]

That speaker case is pretty slick, not something I'd snag on its own but with a set deal. Hell yeah

[@chrisdiggs2237]

Thanks for the info. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bret9741]

The track is pretty smart. I would have offered new track connection system like Mafell or Bosch. That would have been exciting.

[@ParisCarpentry1971]

Great informative review of Festool’s new products!!

[@vdpeer]

And the thin kerf blade is a great idea, particularly because the saw is underpowered by my standard. And I have both the 55 and 75, which aside from the power problem are great tools.

[@theofarmmanager267]

There is no question that, just by cost alone, Festool are always the first or second most expensive tools in each category. I would suggest the question that most people should ponder over is whether the premium price means that the tool is the best or second best in each of the categories. Only if you have very deep pockets and want to fill your life up with green and grey systainers does value for money not figure. Everyone would have different answers but, for me, tools from Festool are usually good but at a price that means payback doesn’t occur all the time. Payback is probably of most importance for trades rather occur than hobbyists; I know of some trades people who love Festool and some who loath it in equal measures. And the people who don’t and won’t have Festool still seem to be producing good stuff. Festool have been innovators (track saw, domino etc) and when you launch these kind of products, having spent all the money on R&D, you can afford to charge a premium price. Now, so many years later, are those high prices justified? I struggle with that. It’s not a greatly different question that you could ask of the Bosch Glide saw and there are other examples. I am concerned that relative newcomers to woodworking (I’ve been at it for 45 years) think that you can’t make anything if it’s not Festool and/or having a Festool tool will make them more skill full. That’s not the case in either one. To be fair, it is also true to say that if you buy cheap, then you end up buying twice. The balance for everyone is to do the research, ask questions so that they spend their money wisely. If your answer is Festool or Maffell, then great; but most people are entirely capable of making good things with middle range products such as Makita, Bosch, De Walt; in fact, you can see on YT many examples where hard-using trades people actually prefer a model which is less expensive to buy. In case you are wondering about Festool and me, I do have more than a few Festool products. I have a track saw, which I bought when it was the only track saw on the market ( would I buy it again; that’s not clear); planer, which is good but not great; drill, which is average; small and large dominos which are currently the only loose tenon products on the market if you exclude biscuit joiners; 150mm sander, which is excellent on horizontal surfaces but weighs too much if you have to carry its weight on vertical surfaces; midi extractor, which is average. I think that’s it and those “ratings” are based upon my usage.

[@petersydow4002]

Your take is very informative Theo,thanks!

[@ThisTall]

In my opinion, if you’re comparing Festool to dewalt, you don’t understand what market or trades they’re designed for. They’re clearly fine finishing tools. As far as price, Festool is the only morally priced brand in the US in these markets, cause it’s the only tool company whose employees can afford a mortgage in the country they’re sold. While Festool actually has a much smaller profit margin then Dewalt or Milwaukee. Having your tools made by 3rd world wage slaves not only shows up in the quality, but also leaves McDonald’s or BestBuy cashier as the only jobs for your kids.

[@theofarmmanager267]

@@ThisTall I respect your reply but, in my opinion, you are wrong and don’t understand the market in the UK. Here in the UK, which is the only market place I can/am talking about, trades are using a variety of manufacturers. Some will stick with a brand because of battery commonality; others will stick to a brand that they trust; whilst others will try and pick the best tool in each category no matter what the manufacturer. I see no difference in the quality of work being produced which is down to tool choice and I would trust the tradesperson not to buying tools which keep on letting him down. Here in the UK, Festool are considerably more expensive, taken as a whole, than DeWalt, Makita, Bosch etc. and on a par with Mafell. That’s a broad generalisation of course but I think it holds true. Your prognosis about the future is naive. You should be aware of the wage inflation that has been going on in China for nearly a decade. What was once cheap labour is now increasingly not so and many companies in the UK are bringing production back to the UK or mainland Europe. That is a trend that I forecast will continue. Whilst China will still remain a large manufacture base, other places such as Thailand, Vietnam, India are becoming more attractive. As for serving in McDonalds and the like being the only career option for children in the UK, that is just rubbish. Manufacturing in the UK is a growing sector having been predominant before WW2; the devastation, economically and physically caused by WW2 plus labour issues gave other countries an entree into manufacturing and take market share away from the UK. I remember well when Japan was just starting to become a global manufacturer and the label Made in Japan had negative connotations. From a low base in the 1970/80’s, UK manufacturing is bouncing back by focussing on value added items. Manufacturing still remain a large part of the UK economy but is still not as large as the financial and service economies. I have no doubt whatsoever that my grandchildren will have a large field of opportunities when they leave university. I prefer to buy products made in the UK or in Europe but I will not be held to ransom by having to pay a large premium for goods, although marketed by a UK or European company, that are made in Asia. I evaluate the cost effectiveness of whatever tool I am buying and make my choice according to that. As for buying American made goods, I actively avoid that unless I have previous experience of that brand. I would suggest that, increasingly, people in the UK are understanding that the USA is no friend to the UK - the slogans of America first and make America great again seem to tell me a good deal about the attitudes of many American peoples and politicians. It was one of your own, Dr. Henry Kissinger who said “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous; to be a friend can be fatal” In order to inform others about the country of manufacture of brands that may seem aligned to a particular country, I have taken the following samples from each tool brands own literature. DeWalt is a global manufacturer of power tools, hand tools, and accessories. They manufacture their tools in the following countries: United States, Mexico, Brazil, China, Italy, United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic Festool designs and engineers its portfolio of innovative power tool products in its home country of Germany and all Festool power tools are manufactured in Europe. Bosch is a German power tool manufacturer, and some of their tools and products are still manufactured in Germany, as well as in Switzerland. However, many of their components are now manufactured in Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, and China. All Mafell timber framing tools and accessories are manufactured in Germany to the absolute highest standard. They are renowned for their unprecedented levels of performance, supreme precision and outstanding quality Makita Corporation (株式会社マキタ, kabushiki gaisha Makita) (TYO: 6586) is a Japanese manufacturer of power tools. Founded on March 21, 1915, it is based in Anjō, Japan and operates factories in Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Romania, the United Kingdom, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Thailand and the United States.

[@bowlchamps37]

Festool are not worth the price compared to other products. The only reason why they are so expensive is because Festool puts pressure on salesmen to sell their products at or very very close to their retail price. They have already been sanctioned in Germany for this but continue to do it anywhere else. One reason why I´d never buy Festool.

[@theofarmmanager267]

@@bowlchamps37 it is true that, somehow, Festool products here in the UK are the same cost no matter which retailer you go. It would, for me, be stretching coincidence too far to believe that all the retailers are not influenced by…..outside factors. The setting, or influencing retailers to comply, has been illegal in the UK for a long time; it just takes a brave soul or a Council to pursue the culprits. In my working life, I was MD of a large business and we pursued a certain carpet manufacturer whose terms included that, unless you used an approved carpet cleaning company (at an exorbitant cost), the warranty on the carpet would be void. The manufacturer decided that it was on a loser before it even got near a Court. So, I agree with you that there are no ticks for Festool on that point. On your first point as to whether Festool are worth the price compared to other products, your assertion is too broad for me. On some products, I agree but others are, I think, worth the price. But you are entitled to your view and it is up to everyone else to make their own judgement. Recently, I had to buy a new drill and driver. Having already got a Festool drill, it never occurred to me to buy another Festool drill as the one I have is top end in cost and average in use. So, I bought a DeWalt combo and it is everything that the Festool isn’t. I do watch videos by some UK workshops where every single tool and bench is Festool. If it is not in any way sponsored by Festool, then that is their choice. My concern is that newcomers might get the impression that good work can only be achieved by having all Festool.

[@timkelley6616]

All I want for Christmas is more Festool’s !🤭

[@ronh9384]

Sedge may have some competition!!! 😀

[@marinablueGS]

Pretty amazing innovations!

[@rolandmdill]

Still waiting for Festool to release a battery powered trim router, would buy it immediately

[@tomsanders9491]

I really like the Festool system. Too bad prices are so high

[@tywa3125]

Can't wait to buy my first festool tools !

[@daviddionne8296]

Once you drink the Green Koolaid... all your money is lost... LOL. Enjoy!

[@Gadzyla98]

Шикарно! Получился форматно-раскроечный станок из циркулярной пилы. Я не знаю английский, но примерно представляю о чем ты говоришь. Инструмент - Сумер!

[@chippychippy8291]

New tracks fits old saw? Same with the kit, will it work on old tracks? Stay safe

[@dustylumberco]

Yes 👍

[@tibormandli9101]

Festool is festool! So many!

[@jr.3407]

Great, a $1000.00 blue tooth sound box. I do like the new rail system.

[@MichaelBrown-kk6ck]

Track kit looks great. Still compatible with Makita track saw? Was gonna pick up some Festool tracks to go with new Makita track saw. Now I think I'll wait for these to show up next month.

[@quiltedbyhanna]

I would stick with Makita tracks if you have a Makita track saw. There's no real advantage in paying more for the Festool tracks. (full disclosure, I have a Festool track)

[@SatisfyDIY]

Thanks to the KZbin algorithm I will now be poor. I’ve been looking at the new Makita, but you may have just sold me on the Festool.

[@jr.3407]

I have owned the Makita for years, I run a thin kerf blade and for the money I think it's the better buy.

[@bendarbyjones172]

Does festool doa staircase jig compatible for the routers.

[@DsHardWoodCreations]

Subbed to ya brother. Great content.

[@731Woodworks]

Those are nice!

[@archiearbuckle43]

Unrelated to Festool . . Can I ask where you get your bow tie templates and the actual bow ties. I thank you for your content and advice. I only subscribe to a few wood working sites . Yours is one of the very best . Again thank you.

[@jophugug]

Did u buy all this festool stuff or they gave it to you ?

[@michael.schuler]

Can older Festool track saws be retrofitted with an appropriate thickness riving knife and the new thinner kerf blades?

[@socialspherecafe5170]

Does it fit with Mafell MT55?

[@terrydell6771]

A lot of bells and whistles here. Looks like a full-time job trying to keep up with everything. The track saw is the only thing that i might want to try, but i can achieve the same thing with a skill saw and a straight edge and or a table saw. I couldnt imagine ripping 30 sheets of plywood with it. that would take forever

[@erickuehne4194]

Great info but LANDSCAPE!

[@Tool-Meister]

Nicely done! I already have several of these products but your presentation would have distinctly told me if I’d benefit from any or all of them. Actually better than the abbreviated Festool presentation.

[@cmsc0912]

Um sonho de ferramenta, infelizmente aqui no Brasil não tem....😭😭😭😭

[@mrjibrhanjamalkhan2144]

Are those two pieces for sticking to wood to make one maybe more than one cut or for sticking somewhere once to keep it hung on a wall ,so hanging brackets

[@dustylumberco]

You can use multiple times if you keep it clean and it from making cuts

[@mrjibrhanjamalkhan2144]

@@dustylumberco 👍

[@beano1eye]

@@dustylumberco I'd reuse them with double sided tape after the adhesive wears!

[@pironi2405]

You are realy love Festool👍

[@user-pn6mv4wy7w]

Lee valley here we come!!!

[@colinbateman8233]

Why doesn’t festool make a carrying case for the straight edges that lockable

[@jxk7712]

Searching for a retailer in Massachusetts that has lay-a-away type of offers for the festool line. Any suggestions, maybe the manufacturer?

[@user-zv8yo8fr2u]

Cool👍👏

[@robertmole8525]

Thanks

[@user-pi4tg2fn8b]

Фантастически удобный инструмент!

[@zaxewoodworks6600]

Nice!

[@iangregoryhome]

Excellent video, excellent tools shame about the cap 🤔

[@deanmartin7593]

The tutorial from festool themselves says you butt the tracks together with the new connectors 🤔

[@WilliamWBG]

Only $12,599 . What a bargain!!

[@lolaa2200]

if only that brand understood that good after sell client service is more valuable to a premium brand than gadgets and gizmos

[@gerryoneill8881]

You forgot to mention the high price tags that will be attached to these items ???

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

I like that Makita mitre saw in the background. Seriously. As a Festool user, not a fan. Older T-Loc Systainers are great. Newer ones, so called "3" are duds. New guide rails have some interesting features, but the price is Festoolian. That angle gauge is a bit over-engineered humbug. Festool is becoming dream monger - they try to sell more of an impression than a tool. Just like Apple. And just like with Apple, people go for it.

[@SingleTrack66]

3:59 butt up against it.

[@david2049]

Brand new Bluetooth, but old style USB? No wonder it takes 3 hours to charge.

[@mehdegha7524]

❤️❤️❤️

[@HillCountryDemo]

the way you demonstrated the router on the track did not look correct.

[@Aminuts2009]

Please, for the love of god. Turn your phone sideways.

[@daveyboudewijn4328]

All of these were released a year ago.. not three days ago…

[@dustylumberco]

They were released before in the EU. New to North America

[@ashleyriot1805]

These have been out for a fair while now ...

[@dustylumberco]

Not in North America. They will be in stores in March 25th as I said in the video 👍

[@ashleyriot1805]

@@dustylumberco well ive had the plunge saw for a year now and really recommend! The speaker is excellent too just missing a radio.

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

Can I suggest that you fix a label marker 'front' to the peak of your hat?

[@jac_builtWoodworks]

What the ?? 🤔🙄

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

@@jac_builtWoodworks Simples. If you feel the need to wear a hat indoors (why?) at least put it on correctly. If you do not want a peak, wear one without. Would you use a table saw backwards?

[@jac_builtWoodworks]

@@Tensquaremetreworkshop You're obviously not a hat person. I am a hat person, I wear at hat all the time, and yes I wear it backwards. That's my thing. Who cares. It's not your business how people like to wear their hats. Old fogey 🙄

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

@@jac_builtWoodworks Perhaps my comments are because I am a 'hat person'? All the time? In the shower, bed, etc? It is your 'thing'- I take it that means there is not an actual reason- so you are acting without reason.... Oh dear. I leave aside that it is uncouth, and an insult to the designer. Yes, you are perfectly at liberty to wear hats how you want- just as I am at liberty to comment on it. I do so without insults, not least because employing insults is a clear sign of losing an argument...

[@jac_builtWoodworks]

@@Tensquaremetreworkshop 🤦‍♂️You did mean it as an insult though.Why would you go out of your way to make a comment about a guy, wearing a hat the way he chooses to wear it, in a video about Festool products. The topics are un-related. Now if the video was about fashion, then by all means have an opinion. But it just seems quite odd and rude to make a comment like that. And by the way, I wear a hat backwards because it's comfortable. Not that I have to explain my reasons for why I wear a hat and how I wear it. I'll never understand your generation and you'll never understand mine. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@carterscustomrods]

Still no Blade Left Track Saw? 😞 Thousands of people want a Blade Left. It's a better design for right handed users. (I'm a former lefty, now forced to be a righty, and the right handed people have no idea what they're missing.) Having only my right arm, doing straight cuts takes up to 20 minutes each with a regular saw. It's so frustrating.

[@1960fusion]

i have both festool track saws and i agree with you, i converted to all left side blades over the last twenty years ago and prefer them to right blade saws. very disappointing, although with the track, it makes it a little easier.

[@carterscustomrods]

@@1960fusion personally, as a standard circular saw, I'd use left and right. But track saws are the one circular style, where it should be left blades for righties. What really gets me is that it would not be a hard conversion. Left blade 6-½" saws tend to be the norm until you get to track saws. Hopefully one day, the thousands ds of us that want a left blade, and the thousands and thousands more that don't realize they want one yet, will be able to try it. It's lost revenue after all. Take all the Kreg (Krappy) left blade track saws, and all the track adapters sold by Makita alone, and those numbers could be in Bosch's, Dewalt's, Makita's or Festool's pocket right now. At this point, if Makita made a 40v XGT, 7-¼" Left Blade Circular saw, I wouldn't think twice, and buy it for $1,000. Even if I was flat broke, and had to live on Ramen for 6 months, I'd do it... and I'm not alone. (Plus it'd be smarter for Makita to do that, than make their compact router into a 40v tool, but still only use ¼" bits. But the "MoAr ToRqUe!!!" Crowd aren't exactly the smartest bunch. Lol)

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

As a lefty, I am delighted by the design of tracksaws. So often we have to manage with tools designed for right handers...

[@carterscustomrods]

@@Tensquaremetreworkshop that was my view as a lefty as well. But after losing function of left arm/leg, it's been a nightmare ripping a straight cut as a 1-sided righty. I just always assumed track saws would be no big deal, as it's " just a right blade". Lol Everyone just keeps copying festool, and not rethinking much in terms of design. Even more torturous is that there is a left blade track saw out there... but it's made by KREG and it is a massive hunk-o-crap! So I'm still using a left blade makita XSH03Z and the track adapter... but it's pretty much pointless. It wobbles so much that I'm not even using a splinter guard any longer as I just go through them so often.

[@mauriciogonzalez4207]

👌🏻👍🏻🇲🇽

[@badkarma2202]

Toooooo expensive!!

[@MissionaryForMexico]

Extremely over priced and very expensive to repair any broken part out of warrenty!

[@FryChicken]

6:37 Jesus Christ.... Germans.

[@jamesshackcloth8388]

you talk too fast . Take a breath

[@tdactylh2o63]

You need to learn how to shoot video

[@TacticalThib]

Overpriced and will never adopt this platform

[@quiltedbyhanna]

Great!

[@jac_builtWoodworks]

How nice for you. I don’t think anyone asked you 😂

[@michaelmancini5773]

Ok, a couple of things, would love to know the price on the guide rail bracket, since I have the Makita track, and it’s interchangeable with the Festool, FYI to anyone, you can buy the Makita Tracks for less, they’re identical except for open slots in center and predrilled holes

[@StylishDeathbat67]

Great saw especially kzbin.infoUgkxxnKxcY0vm4xjW8xkPbjaHuKt10gr-wG_ considering how drastically cheaper it is than every other track saw on the market. Only things I would mention is replace the blade immediately, the 24 tooth blade supplied leaves a lot to be desired.