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the machine that turns rough lumber into something worthy of being touched
means A tool or machine that shaves wood (or metal) down to a smooth, even, flat surface by removing thin layers from the rough material.
from From 'plane,' the woodworker's smoothing tool, which comes through Old French 'plane' from Late Latin 'plana' — a derivative of 'planare,' to make level, rooted in Latin 'planus,' meaning flat or even (the same source that gives us 'plain,' 'plane,' and 'plateau'). The '-er' is the plain old English agent suffix: the thing that planes is a planer.
- old soul
- Hand planes date back to ancient Roman woodworkers
- curl factory
- Spits ribbon shavings prized by gardeners as mulch
- blade dance
- Cutterhead spins thousands of times per minute
- flat truth
- A jointer makes flat, a planer makes thin
- kickback risk
- Snipe ruins board ends if feed falters
dewalt dw680k — portable benchtop thickness planer, most common homeowner model since 2000s
festool ts 55 req — track saw planer system used by german woodworkers and cabinetmakers
jet helical head planer — industrial 13-inch planer with spiral cutterhead, standard in us woodshops