Regardless of the woodworking project you’re tackling, your workpieces should be as flat and smooth as possible. A benchtop planer–a portable version of the industrial machine commonly found in ...

The best benchtop planer leaves your wood with a smooth, even finish and is easy to use and transport. The Ridgid planer checks all of these boxes and then some. It features a robust 15-amp motor and ...

Benchtop planers—box-shaped power tools that reduce board thickness while smoothing the surface—top many a woodcrafter’s wish list. They fine-tune the wood used to create cabinets, bookshelves, and ...

Q: What’s the best way to plane rough elm boards that were milled from trees cut on the building site where our new house is going up? The lumber was stacked under a lean-to to dry for six months and ...