UPGRADE PICK: Makita 2012NB 12- Inch Portable Planer BEST FOR ROUGH WOOD: Wen 12.5-Inch 2-Blade Benchtop Thickness Planer BEST LIGHT-DUTY: PowerTec PL1252 12.5-Inch Planer ALSO CONSIDER: Ridgid 13 ...

For cabinetry and other projects that require harder wood (oak ... maximum allowance the planer can take—usually 12 inches wide for more compact models, like the Makita we cover below, or ...

LIKES: Smooth-running and precise, the Makita is ... This planer gives you the ability to hog it off and leave a serviceable finish or take fine passes and leave the wood silky smooth.