The Biscuit is Back
In 1956 a Swiss carpenter, Hermann Steiner converted an angle grinder to make simple joints for panels made from a then-new material known as chipboard. Later on, Lamello was the name he chose for the 1968 release of the first portable version of a quick jointing tool.
When Festool released their domino tool in 2007 it was a game changer. The actual technology had been around for years in heavy joinery machines but packaging it in a handheld power tool was an innovation. I sold my biscuit joiner and converted to dominos and have never left them. But recently, I’ve come back to the biscuit.
The joiner
The motor in this tool is housed in a barrel driving a 100mm diameter TCT tipped, 4mm thick sawblade –
