Made with Bloodwood with Santos mahagony infills. Iron and cap made from pickup leaf spring. Adjustable mouth and replaceable sole. Some of the design features are from a Norris smoother.
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DeWalt 734 Planer
One of only two machines with a cutterhead perfectly parallel to its beds, the DeWalt 734 is a very good planer. Knife changes overall were straightforward, but access is difficult because you must remove a Phillips-head screw from under the dust shroud—not an easy task. The dust port on the back of the machine has a 2-1/2-in.-dia. opening but can be hooked up to a 4-in.-dia. hose. Connected to a dust collector, it did an excellent job gathering chips. And because the port exits to the left of the machine, the hose is never in the way of exiting boards. The top of the machine is flat, making it a good place to stack boards between passes.
Weight: 7 lb. Amps: 6 Variable speed: Yes Belt alignment: Good Material removal rate: Fair Sanding flatness: Very good Shaping/scribing: Good Handling on side: Very good Dust collection with hose: N/A
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Comments
The plane looks like a beauty. How does it perform in the shop?
Seems to work fine. Haven't used it a great deal yet
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