Photos of "Planers"
(Student writing forthcoming!)
  • Photo of a 1909 "planer" The "planer" was first patented in 1897. This photo was taken by our school's digital camera at the Lynden "Steam Engine Fair"! (18k)
  • Photo of planer, showing tubing The planer's metal tubing is used to funnel sawdust. (18k)
  • Photo of boards entering the planer The planer could plane 90 feet of 12X16 boards per minute. (A bigger planer could run up to 300 feet per minute!) (14k)
  • Photo of a closer view of boards entering the planer (18k)

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