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planer

[play-ner] / ˈpleɪ nər /


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Next, remove any excess wax on the exterior with a cheese planer or knife.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022

In small groups of nine, students will learn to use a table saw, bandsaw, jointer, planer and drill press and will make a hardwood cutting board in the process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

He says recent upgrades to the hydro's capacity have enabled the community to invest in an electric sawmill, an electric timber-drying kiln and an electric planer.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2022

His sister, Ms. Wong, showed the visitor how to run a hand-held planer, sawdust spraying like steam.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

The first course of action, he said, was to glue the smaller boards together, after which the uneven width would be surgically altered in the planer.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson

The pilot, Captain Al Wallach said the successful mission reflected the specialist expertise of the team's people, which included the flight crews, meteorologists, operational planers, runway teams and medical personnel.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said a six-member panel of engineers, architects and town planers had been appointed to "bring closure to this event and ensure that justice is served".

From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2021

But the hard core of his book is a gallery of his humanized turret lathes, planers and millers.

From Time Magazine Archive

A salty, pub-loving sailor and longtime racing companion of Prince Philip's, Fox designed dozens of craft ranging in size from dinghies to 37-ft. planers.

From Time Magazine Archive

What could you do—run the engine? tend the planers?

From Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various


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