Planers are machines that are used to remove excess surfaces from wood leaving a smooth and level finish. The first Planer manufactured was by Makita in 1958 and since then have become a must have tool in all carpenters or woodworking users tool bag. In recent times Makita aren't the only manufacture to bring us electric planers, the market now stretches out to many other manufactures like Bosch, Metabo, DeWalt and Hitachi.