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Regardless of the woodworking project you’re tackling, your workpieces should be as flat and smooth as possible. A benchtop planer–a portable version of the industrial machine commonly found in ...

Whether bought or salvaged, lumber is seldom the thickness you need it. Given time, you can take it down using a hand plane, but a good planer gives you both speed and accuracy. In essence, they’re ...