Planer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004353",
  "term": "Planer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A woodworking machine that shaves a consistent thickness from the face of a board, making it parallel to the opposite face. It uses a rotating cutterhead with multiple knives to remove material, producing lumber of uniform thickness and smooth surfaces. Thickness planers are commonly used after a jointer has established one flat reference face.",
  "synonyms": [
    "plane",
    "thickness planer"
  ],
  "subject": "Woodworking",
  "see_also": [
    "plane"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Hobelmaschine",
    "es": "cepilladora",
    "fr": "raboteuse"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/planer/"
}