Tool Guide 2026

In this annual publication, we have gathered the best tool reviews and tool-related articles our editors have worked on over the past year, along with some favorites from other issues. In addition to head-to-head tool reviews, we offer a large number of individual reviews. Included in this issue are reviews of essential hand tools, machinist's tools for the shop, mid-size lathes for every budget, power tools, gauges, routers, and much more. 

We hope you enjoy the content provided here, confident in the knowledge that with better tools, you will do better work.