Flat surfaces can be made with the help of an electric planer, which is a powered hand planer. Both planers and thicknessers can be used to make cuts, but planers are better suited to smooth surfaces. All in one, planer thicknessers can both cut and smooth surfaces.
Lengths of wooden boards can be planed and thicknessed to the appropriate dimensions with the help of a planer thicknesser. Planer thicknessers are machines that incorporate two distinct but related woodworking tools into one. Before using the wood in a building, make sure it is smooth and uniform all the way through.