If you’re doing any sort of detail work with wood or other semi-soft materials, there’s a chance you may need a planer to help you get some of your thickness cuts right. I want to help you learn how to choose the best planer and then show you a few great choices for under 500.
Planers are used to adjust the thickness of a piece of wood by cutting it from the top down. You can get precise cuts and easily make smooth thickness adjustments to any type of wood board, as well as some other types of materials such as hard foam.
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