Are electric hand planers too dangerous?

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[me-qgmt]

I moved to Thailand a few years ago with my Thai wife. Her brother is a woodworker and I've seen him flatten one side of several large teak slabs (about 36" x 96") using your technique. These are slabs that start out very warped as the slab is made by hand cutting from a tree trunk using an unguided chain saw. I'm amazed by how flat he gets these slabs. I'm fairly certain that if I tried doing that I would start with a 3" thick slab and end up with thin veneer.

[djfglobal]

I carry a cordless and have a corded in the shop . I’m in the field quite a bit more than the shop installing . These tools definitely deserve respect, they pack a mean bite as you stated - it’s not getting sewed back .
I love them for trim to rough framing. Great addition to a rig

[brothertheo]

Thanks for taking a complex topic and making it plane

[dawg]

I appreciate your attention to detail when explaining the operation of the planer.
The end of the power cord is placed within view on the workbench reminding woodworkers of a simple but safe habit to practice.
Your videos are the best shop videos on YouTube.

[tonyn]

I love my power plane. As you said, you need to use your head to get the job done correctly, but for me, it is indispensable in certain situations. It's also great for straightening wall studs before dry wall is installed or rafters before roof sheeting is installed. And I am sure many other uses. Thanks.

[steve_put_this_here]

For a cupped or crowned edge, you can get the edge in flat nice and tight by clamping a straight guide board to the side of your project board so that the crowned sections are visible, then apply the planer to those sections until the edges are even to each other. I've done that to plane the edges even on harvested wood I rough-milled into shape.

[martinbrown-whox]

Excellent tutorial.
Planing the top of a door, with the two end grain ends, was a horrible job before i had a electric plane/mill. They're a godsend.

[augtsu]

Appreciate you clamping the plug end of the hand planer cord in the bench vice so your viewers can see it was not plugged in. @6:38 the board looked well weathered. I would have used a sanding block or sander to remove the surface crust of any sand, pebbles or other potential hazards to dull the blade. Thanks for sharing.

[Cad-cwcs]

They’ve always been reasonably popular here in Australia - I used mine yesterday after glueing some 2x4 together that wasn’t exactly the same size to flatten one side to being level then running it through the thicknesses, works great for that purpose

[mcorrade]

This video is one of the main reasons why I've been and will continue to be a subscriber :)

[John-ttv]

Good stuff, James. I especially liked the idea of taping the edge of one winding stick with a contrasting color.
I've never been able to use them, but now I will be able to. Such a simple fix. But that's why we all love your channel. In discussing one topic you just casually toss out a tip, changing everything for the better (except for our self esteem for never having thought of it ourselves...)
You're a gem, Bub! Thanks.

[elitearbor]

I sure use my electric hand planer all the time. It's an excellent tool.

[actionjksn]

I was restoring the wood slats on three park benches and needed to remove a good amount of material. I got one of these power planers and took them down with one of these and then sanded with an orbital sander. It got me down to the fresh wood very quickly. After that I gave them two coats of penetrating epoxy made for boat restoration and then did five coats of marine varnish. They came out very nice.

[cassselwood]

They're an essential item in a surfboard shaper's toolkit, especially the old Skil planers. I've been able to transfer the skills I've learned shaping foam over to my woodworking pursuits.

[stevegagnon]

As a fairly new woodworker I find your content extremely helpful even with my 28 years as a carpenter. Good stuff

[johnmiller]

Very handy for cabinet install. Fine tuning fillers or tapered fillers etc. Occasionally truing cabinet faceframes

[dooleyfan]

My son used a planer to make surfboards in our garage during the 2020 lockdowns here in Canada. I picked up a used planer recently, and this will be very helpful to determine when and how to use it. Great video!

[garymiller]

Thank you, James. Your hand planer tutorial is much clearer than any instruction manual will ever be! I feel like I've owned one for years, even though I've never owned one, nor do I now. You are truly a master woodworker and instructor! I thank you again! 😀😀😀😀😀❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[christophermahon]

Good advice. I've always considered power planers as a tool for framers. They're great for taking out bow in studs and such. Never thought they belonged in a wood-shop until now. Thanks.