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I just joined the group. I am a metal sculptor and I want to incorporate wood into my pieces as well as design some accent type of furniture. So my woodshop area is kind of growing and I already have a saw table, a band saw, a miter saw, a router and a drill press. Now, my next tool would be either a jointer/planer or a thickener planer. At first I thought that with the help of a jig I could do the jointing on my table saw, and do the rest on a wood planer; so I would buy the planer. Then I read that one has to get the “two sides” of the wood through the jointer first to get an effective use of the planer. If this is the case I cannot do the jointing of the wide side of the stock at the table saw; so I would need them both. At the end, I have been researching a lot on which one should be more useful, but I have found a lot of opposing opinions. So I am trapped.<!—-> <!—->

 Because of my very small level of wood pieces production I will be buying most of my wood at the retail level where most of the wood comes pretty clean. Also, most of my designs will be small accent furniture, like chairs, coffee tables, end tables, and ornamental. Can you please help to decide what of the two tools would be the best for me at this point?

Thank you so much

Alfredo Alamo <!—-><!—->