Photo: Wen What We Like Affordable Adjustable cutting depth with 16 positive stops Rabbeting guide with 0-7/10-inch cutting depth Chamfer groove Protective kickstand What We Don’t Like Does not come with a dust port adapter Bottom Line A fairly priced hand planer with an impressive list of features that are … Read more
Photo: Porter-Cable What We Like 3 chamfering grooves Dual side dust extraction Over-mold depth knob with 10 positive stops A long 11.5-inch shoe for better control Heavy-duty 6-amp motor What We Don’t Like Relatively heavy (8.6 lbs.) Bottom Line A 3-groove electric hand planer that is very versatile because it … Read more
Photo: DeWalt For any woodworker, whether a beginner professional, straightening and smoothing boards is an essential process in most applications, and a planer is just the tool for that. Wood planers rely on sharp knives/blades to shave off wood stock, creating smooth finishes and even chamfers. Uniform thickness can transform … Read more
Photo: lumberjocks.com A jointer is always the tool to turn to when you need to prepare wood piece edges and the planer is the tool to turn to when you want to work on the roughness and thickness. Hence, with the best jointer planer combo, you get a tool that … Read more
Photo: canadianwoodworking.com Hand planes are not very popular nowadays. Modern woodworking tools have rendered this antique useless because they are capable of reducing or smoothing a stock’s surface with ease. However, even though it’s not a power tool, a hand plane is still relevant to carpenters who appreciate its high … Read more
Most power tool users know that they will need jointers and planers to get the best out of their rough stocks. But given that the two can be quite expensive, it is hard for many to buy both. However, what you choose between the two will determine whether you end … Read more