Planer
Encyclopedia
The term planer may refer to several types of carpentry tools
, woodworking machine
s or metalworking machine tool
s.
Carpentry
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
, woodworking machine
Woodworking machine
A Woodworking machine is a machine that is intended to process wood. These machines are usually powered by electric motors and are used extensively in woodworking...
s or metalworking machine tool
Machine tool
A machine tool is a machine, typically powered other than by human muscle , used to make manufactured parts in various ways that include cutting or certain other kinds of deformation...
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- Plane (tool)Plane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
: a hand tool used to produce flat surfaces by shaving the surface of the wood - Thickness planer (North America) or thicknesser (UK and Australia): a woodworking machine for making boards of even thickness
- Planer (metalworking)Planer (metalworking)A planer is a type of metalworking machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is linear instead of helical...
: a metalworking machine-tool having a reciprocating work table and a stationary cutting tool - JointerJointerA jointer is a woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board's length....
(North America) or planer (UK and Australia): a woodworking machine for making flat surfaces and straight edges on boards
Surname
- Franz Planer (1894-1963), cinematographer who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s