Top 10 Best Wood Planers

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These Are Some Of The Highest Rated Wood Planers Available Today
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2. WEN 6550T Benchtop Planer

  • (611 Points)
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All of the issues can be resolved easily. I played a little with the “Finishing” speed. It is very accurate, fast, safe, and FUN! This Benchtop Planer is a beast. It's exceedingly accurate.

The truth is that the Dewalt DW734 Benchtop Planer B0000CCXU6 was the Wood Planers that we graded at the top. That being said, there are a handful of other fantastic alternatives when it comes to Wood Planers. We have a breakdown of them here.

WEN is yet another leading maker of Planers. They make the tool next up on our list. WEN's Benchtop Planers are no exception. It was terrific to try out the 6550T. I was very satisfied using this tool!

This Benchtop Planer is just $. That is a great deal for a high quality Planer like the 6550T by WEN. If you uncertain about our number one selection, I'd check out the WEN 6550T next. It's a premium quality tool at a great price.

Full WEN 6550T Review

WEN 6550T Features

Granite table provides a sturdy non-marring surface for wood to smoothly travel over

Plane boards up to 6 inches thick and 12.5 inches wide

15A motor generates 17,000 cuts per minute at a 26 feet per minute feed rate

Adjust depth to plane off anywhere from 0 to 3/32 of an inch with each pass

Fan-assisted dust port removes sawdust from workpiece

The 6552T by WEN and the Craftsman CMEW320 are well worth looking into also. Both these tool manufactures are considered two of the top makers of premium Planers. Each of these distinct tools earned very good end user reviews as well. The 6552T advertises a rating of 4.4/5 as contrasted against the 4.6/5 star rating given to the CMEW320 by Craftsman.

The 6552T by WEN comes with several features you might not get on other similar Benchtop Planers. For example Onboard material removal gauge informs users about the cutting depth of each pass. The CMEW320 by Craftsman although, is tough to beat offering 15 amp benchtop thickness Planer motor allows for superior stock removal as its 8, 000 RPM cutter head speed provides 16, 000 cuts per minute. The two-knife, quick-change, solid steel cutter head assures smooth operation and long life. Ideal for dimensioning lumber to a desired thickness, and even planes glued-up materials. plus Hard and soft wood material removal: 15 amp motor provides power for both hard and soft wood material removal.

I can easily recommend either of these Wood Planers
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3. WEN 6552T Benchtop Planer

  • (504 Points)

Overall, I am very happy with this purchase. Well made and very good quality. Its not that heavy and super easy to move. Well made and very good quality. This is an incredible piece of equipment!

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4. Craftsman CMEW320 Benchtop Planer

  • (169 Points)

It's hard to beat this unit for the price. I played a little with the “Finishing” speed. Well built Benchtop Planer, fast delivery. All in all, I would purchase this again. The Craftsman CMEW320's speed adjust is fantastic.

Honorable Mentions

If you are thinking that the Wood Planers mentioned above fail to cut it, we rated several additional selections that might suit you better. We found quite a few terrific Planers during our research. The Planers we graded above are the best we could find. However, these Planers listed below deliver some unique characteristics on top of the fact that they are all top rated Wood Planers.

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5. Mophorn Benchtop Planer

  • (90 Points)

It's a good product and worth the money. Not made of cheap lightweight material that's for sure. Well made and very good quality. I ordered this Benchtop Planer on a Saturday night. I was torn between this and a Dewalt 735X.

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6. POWERTEC PL1252 Benchtop Planer

  • (70 Points)

You get more than what you pay for. I find this to be a great buy for the money. The others I had before were mediocre. This Benchtop Planer is rock solid. All of the issues can be resolved easily.

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7. Jet 722130 Benchtop Planer

  • (31 Points)

Well made and feature rich. Very easy to use and effective. It has quickly become my favorite shop tool. No parts were damaged or missing. I am VERY pleased with mine.

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8. Delta 22-590X Benchtop Planer

  • (9 Points)

A fine piece of shop machinery. Great piece of equipment. Can't complain for the price I paid. This product worked great. Unpacking and assembly took less than 10 minutes.

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9. Woodstock ST1012 Benchtop Planer

  • (4 Points)

Finally purchased the Woodstock ST1012, always wanted to get this one. I now use it for most of my furniture. It's hard to beat this unit for the price. I'm in shock how much quieter is it as well. Runs quietly but powerfully.

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10. Jet 708309 Benchtop Planer

  • (3 Points)

So far, it's been a really nice Benchtop Planer. So far I'm very happy with it. It did arrive in excellent time. Was happy with the Jet 708309, no complaints. It's so quiet, feels like the planer isn't even turned on.