hi BG,

happy new year!

I am a woodworker too and using a CNC, and a can reassure you, MoI3D is the only app you need for this. I have been using MoI for over 16 years now, and never had a situation where it felt short. yes, parametrics would be nice but not indispensable.
And believe me, Moi has one of the smoothest learning curves I encountered in my 35 years of using 3D software. Its interface is simple and yet totally versatile, and there are lots of nifty things that make the use very intuitive and productive.

oops, I was lying... for organic woodworking projects I use Blender, an open source software that exports STL files. But organic isn't really CAD, is it...

bottom line: you will love MoI as soon as you get the hang of it, emphasis is on 'soon' ;-)

wim
Ghent, belgium