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It is more like a small hand held joiner. It is perfect for this.
In fact I have been considering having a clamp machined that would hold two carbide blades side by side. I just wish it would work with the newer carbide blades.
You can tell this is a small volume specialized machine. (Cherry and Maple) These are too large to go through a normal planer / joiner.
This seems a simple item for Makita to add. It is not as polished and much more rugged than a tool you would buy from your local hardware store.
I use it to plane down large timbers from hardwood I cut and seasoned my self.
The results are very good -- hardly any sanding is needed. I go cross-grain first to take out the warp and width differences, then with the grain for the final finish. If you try to lift it up after each cut you'll wear out your arms.
It was a lot bigger than I imagined, and is heavy too, but is easy to control and the depth adjustment is very presice. The trick is to take very small bites with each cut. This was expensive, but it really does the job.
Then you can just move the planer back and forth leaving it rest on the wood. I ordered an additional set of blades for $31 from a local dealer since they weren't availalbe from Amazon. I use it to plane down wide table tops, made of boards that is glued together.
It works great.
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