An electric planer, much like a handheld planer can shave a shape as well as acting as a belt sander, and a jointer all rolled into the one powerful handheld device. You can use your electric planer for a variety of wood-based jobs from leveling joists to shaving down door bottoms so that they’ll close more easily to shaping garden decking and making your own shelving. The principal function of an electric planer is to smooth and prepare wood, adjusting the depth gauge so that you can create consistent thicknesses of wood for use in building projects.\r