Surface Planers

A surface planer — sometimes simply called a planer or a jointer — is the machine you reach for when timber arrives bowed, cupped, or twisted. The workpiece is fed over the cutter block and referenced against the fence, allowing you to produce two straight faces at a true 90 degrees before any further processing begins.

Once you have a flat face and a straight edge, the timber is typically passed through a thicknesser to bring it to the dimensions you need. Some machines combine both operations in a single unit — the planer thicknesser — which suits workshops where floor space or budget needs to work harder.

Choosing the right surface planer comes down to table length, cutting width, cutter block type, and how the machine fits into the rest of your workflow. If you are not sure which configuration suits your timber sizes and throughput, talk to us and we will help you work it out.

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IWM Soukup PL-500 surface planer on a wooden pallet inside a workshop with other machinery in the background

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IWM Soukup PL-500 heavy duty surface planer 500mm wide, mounted on a wooden pallet in a workshop

Surface Planer 500mm Wide IWM Soukup Heavy Duty

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