A power planer, comprising: a housing; a cutting assembly supported by the housing; a motor assembly operatively coupled to the cutting assembly and arranged on a first side of the housing; wherein the housing includes an opening configured such that the cutting assembly contacts a surface to be cut via the opening, and the power planer further comprises an actuator operatively coupled to the motor assembly and configured to actuate the motor assembly, the actuator arranged on a second side of the housing that is opposite the first side of the housing; and a depth adjustment assembly configured to adjust a depth of a cut made by the cutting assembly, the depth adjustment assembly movably coupled to the housing nearer to a front of the housing than the opening is characterised in that the housing further includes a depth adjustment assembly receiver configured to movably receive the depth adjustment assembly, the depth adjustment assembly receiver includes: a lowermost surface configured to rest on a top surface of the depth adjustment assembly; a fastener opening configured to receive a fastener therethrough to couple the depth adjustment assembly to the depth adjustment assembly receiver; and a window formed on the front of the housing and configured to provide access to the fastener opening and to enable manipulation of the fastener within the fastener opening, and the housing further includes: a cutting assembly receiver configured to receive the cutting assembly, and a passage in direct communication with the window and with the cutting assembly receiver and configured to pass debris from the cutting assembly receiver to the window. a housing; a cutting assembly supported by the housing; a motor assembly operatively coupled to the cutting assembly and arranged on a first side of the housing; wherein the housing includes an opening configured such that the cutting assembly contacts a surface to be cut via the opening, and the power planer further comprises an actuator operatively coupled to the motor assembly and configured to actuate the motor assembly, the actuator arranged on a second side of the housing that is opposite the first side of the housing; and a depth adjustment assembly configured to adjust a depth of a cut made by the cutting assembly, the depth adjustment assembly movably coupled to the housing nearer to a front of the housing than the opening is characterised in that the housing further includes a depth adjustment assembly receiver configured to movably receive the depth adjustment assembly, the depth adjustment assembly receiver includes: a lowermost surface configured to rest on a top surface of the depth adjustment assembly; a fastener opening configured to receive a fastener therethrough to couple the depth adjustment assembly to the depth adjustment assembly receiver; and a window formed on the front of the housing and configured to provide access to the fastener opening and to enable manipulation of the fastener within the fastener opening, and the housing further includes: a cutting assembly receiver configured to receive the cutting assembly, and a passage in direct communication with the window and with the cutting assembly receiver and configured to pass debris from the cutting assembly receiver to the window.