Hand plane vs power planer on 6 interior doors, no contest

I had to hang 6 solid core doors last week and my power planer kept chattering on the end grain, so I broke out my old #4 hand plane for the last two. It took maybe 15 extra minutes per door but the hinges sat FLUSH and I didn't have to sand anything. Anyone else find themselves going back to hand tools for finish work even when the power option is faster?

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karenm4925d ago

Well, 15 extra minutes per door adds up to an hour and a half on a six door job, that's not exactly nothing. But honestly, unless you're doing this every single week, who cares about the time? A flush hinge that doesn't need sanding is the kind of thing you notice every time you open that door, so maybe the hand plane is the real winner here.