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planer

[play-ner] / ˈpleɪ nər /


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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

In small groups of nine, students will learn to use a table saw, bandsaw, jointer, planer and drill press and will make a hardwood cutting board in the process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

He says recent upgrades to the hydro's capacity have enabled the community to invest in an electric sawmill, an electric timber-drying kiln and an electric planer.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2022

The methods of fitting the guideways and guides of planer beds and tables is given in the examples of erecting.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

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

A salty, pub-loving sailor and longtime racing companion of Prince Philip's, Fox designed dozens of craft ranging in size from dinghies to 37-ft. planers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The foreman usually endeavors to lighten his burdens by delegating his duties to the various assistant foremen or gang bosses in charge of lathes, planers, milling machines, vise work, etc.

From Shop Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor




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