Benchtop planers—box-shaped power tools that reduce board thickness while smoothing the surface—top many a woodcrafter’s wish list. They fine-tune the wood used to create cabinets, bookshelves, and ...

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Q: How can I make my benchtop thickness planer work like it used to? The boards I feed through stop on their own and it’s hard to push them through by hand. What’s wrong? A: Actually, nothing is wrong ...

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 ...

If you’ve got a thickness planer (aka a wood planer) in your home woodworking shop, then there are four things you need to do to keep it running well. If you want to maintain top-notch performance ...