planer
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The pitted road surface was scalped by a 30-tonne machine planer and the debris swept out before a bitumen emulsion binder was sprayed ahead of the laying of fresh asphalt.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
At minimum, you’d need a table saw, which allows you to cut wood to width, as well as a planer and jointer, used to create smooth, even surfaces on wood.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Next, remove any excess wax on the exterior with a cheese planer or knife.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022
Multiple witnesses said the fire appeared to have spread to homes after starting at or near the planer building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
The ordinary lumber sawdust would not be so good, of course, but if mixed with planer shavings might serve fairly well.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Archer Bulter Hulbert
The pilot, Captain Al Wallach said the successful mission reflected the specialist expertise of the team's people, which included the flight crews, meteorologists, operational planers, runway teams and medical personnel.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said a six-member panel of engineers, architects and town planers had been appointed to "bring closure to this event and ensure that justice is served".
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2021
But the hard core of his book is a gallery of his humanized turret lathes, planers and millers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mukden, its population now swollen to more than 3,000,000, grinds out lathes, shapers, planers, boring mills, presses, air compressors, electrical motors and transformers for all of China.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whirr of the great engine and the clash of the planers in the big shop continued until six o'clock.
From In His Steps by Charles Monroe Sheldon
