Jointers & Planers
Here's the skinny on thickness planers: They'll all dimension wood accurately, but the best machines leave less cleanup work for you to do afterward.
10 models priced from $400 to $600 square off to prove which one delivers the flat-out best combination of price and performance.
Combination machines aren't just for the pros anymore. With two Asian-made models selling for half the price of European makes, even a hobby woodworker can joint and plane wide stock with one space-saving unit.
Big and powerful, an 8" jointer may be just the ticket for your shop. Our cutterhead-to-cutterhead test of eight beefy machines compares the performance of straight knives and spiral-style cutters.
Muff-style hearing protectors reduce the sound reaching your ears, effectively preventing hearing damage.
Like a magic diet pill, these machines make thick boards thinner with no sweat and little heavy lifting--unless you include hefting the planer itself.
