Smallerizing it with Ben Riddering and Festool: a shared philoshophy of quality

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I thought it was appropriate to put this in the reviews section, since it's a testimonial video.



Ben Riddering is a custom furniture designer and builder using mostly reclaimed materials. In this video, Ben describes how his passion and ideals for fine woodworking parallels those of Festool for power tools made to a higher standard.

At first, Ben was concerned that the price of Festool was high, but quickly realized after using his first Festool, the TS Tracksaw, that the quality and versatility offered by Festool was uncompromising. He found that what Festool does with power tools is much like what he does as a producer of furniture. He builds furniture that's unique and made with high quality; choosing to work for those clients that prefer quality, rather than something that's mass produced.

With Festool, Ben is able to do things in his small shop without the use of large stationary equipment. He learned that a single Festool can replace multiple conventional power tools, allowing him to take the tool to the work rather than the materials to the tool. To quote Ben, he said, "If you show me a tool that performs well, saves time and takes up less space, now you've got my attention".

Share your story about how Festool changed the way you work.
 
I enjoyed this video.  It's low key and it speaks to the way that I like to live.

And I love the word "smallerizing" that I assume was coined by the creator of the video.
 
Frank Pellow said:
And I love the word "smallerizing" that I assume was coined by the creator of the video.

Yes, Ben (the guy in the video) coined that term himself but I really like it. For the record, these videos are not scripted.
 
Awesome video. He about says it all.

However that shop aient small.

I wish I had a small shop like that.

I use recycled timber to. Love it
 
Thank you for sharing this.  Captured nicely how I feel and suspect most who use Festools feel/believe.    [thanks]
 
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