Just ran into this like a week ago with a wood working video. “How to flatten a board without a planer!”. The whole premise was that planers are expensive, so here a little trick for hobbyist… The next scene was them using a router table jig that’s like 5x more expensive then any planer.
Just ran into this like a week ago with a wood working video. “How to flatten a board without a planer!”. The whole premise was that planers are expensive, so here a little trick for hobbyist… The next scene was them using a router table jig that’s like 5x more expensive then any planer.
I think they’re just trying to show off…or trying to monetize to pay for the damn thing, lol
Just FYI, you can get a hand planer for pretty cheap. I see them at the thrift store all the time for like $1.
I’ve got plenty of hand planers, but hand planing isnt something you’d want to do for a large piece if you don’t have a lot of time on your hands.
Plus the larger ones that you’d typically want to use for flattening a large board can run you more than an actual planer.