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Differences between a wood jointer and a wood planer

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Sometimes people mistake wood jointers and wood planers to function the same way, no. They actually function differently. A wood jointer is different from a wood planer and a wood planer is different from a wood jointer. How can you tell the difference? A jointer is a wood working tool which is used for creating flat surfaces along the edges and faces of a piece of wood. The job of a jointer is to flatten the edges and faces of a piece of wood.  Most lumber are mostly sold in the form of rectangular boards, which are normally custom cut in the workshop into different, thicknesses, widths and length.  When a large piece of lumber is cut down to different sizes, the surfaces are not even. Here is where a jointer comes into play. A jointer is used to even up these surfaces. The wood with the uneven surface is placed in the in-feed table of a jointer, where it is pushed through steel cutting blades over to the out-feed table.  This process is done repeatedly un