Which gets the most use?

[Victor Robinson]

Just a curiosity...

After your tablesaw, which tool sees the most use?

[Michael Flores]

Im one up on the planer. When you live in the concrete jungle, most hardwood is sold already surfaced. You have to go out of your way to get lumber in the rough. The most i usually have to do is run it through the planer to reach the desired thickness.

[Karl Card]

I had to go with "other" due to my lathe being the most used tool in my shop.

[Brian Penning]

Couldn't vote. Planer and jointer get used equally in tandem.

[Curt Harms]

Couldn't vote. Planer and jointer get used equally in tandem.

I agree with Brian. I seldom perform just one operation. Of course I mostly use rough stock. If I had to pick just one I'd say planer but would not want to give up either.

[Ken Shoemaker]

No vote - Planer/ Jointer

[Myk Rian]

Bandsaw for me.

[Gary Muto]

The jointer on one face and one edge of each board...at least. except plywood!

[Stephen Edwards]

I chose other. These polls would be much more meaningful if one could choose more than one option. I don't know if that's a vBulletin limitation or not.

[Jeff Miller]

I voted other and that would be my Radial Arm Saw



JEFF

[Rod Sheridan]

Couldn't vote. Planer and jointer get used equally in tandem.

I agree, and the most used machine in my shop is the cyclone, since it's used for all of the machines.......Regards, Rod.

[Paul Ryan]

My jointer used to get way more use than my planer. Since getting a new planer that is always out and ready for action it gets more use. However the jointer still gets more use.

[Harold Burrell]

Couldn't vote. Planer and jointer get used equally in tandem.

I thought that too, at first. Until I remembered that I go with one more step with my jointer...edge jointing.

[Jeremy Brant]

Planer. I use the planer and jointer in tandem as well. I tipped the edge to the planer since it typically removes much more material than the jointer (more passes to bring to thickness).

[Sean Nagle]

I voted Drill Press. Practically every project seems to visit the drill press at one time or another. If using sheet goods, the jointer and planer stand down otherwise they would have come in second.