MakitaXPK01Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless 3-1/4-Inch Planer, Tool Only

This planer was fantastic. I used it to plane deck joists and the ease of use/final result was way beyond what I was expecting. The tool left such a nice finish and surface flatness that I went out of my way to plane joists for uniformity. I really like Makita tools and this particular one is a standout. It’s not even the higher end model but it does such a good job regardless. It can plane very lightly 1/64 to over 1/8 per pass and it leaves a smooth finish. Keep fresh blades in the planer and it can do whatever planing you need to do very well. Remarkable tool for price.

Works as advertised, and with no cord to get in the way this makes quick work to help true up a wall or lumber.

I have a Bosch corded hand planer which is very durable and accurate, and about twenty years old, so this Makita cordless had a high bar to meet in the performance department. I find that the tool performs very well on a variety of materials from soft redwood to hard birch/maple, maintaining consistent motor speed and cutting power IF you take your time and IF you use sharp blades (think fresh razor blade love when shaving, boys and girls).Good maneuverability for planing down bowed and twisted framing before installing drywall in renovations where the cordless feature makes work less of a tangle.I recommend a 4Ahr battery to keep the performance up and keep the weight reasonable: realize that this tool is not brushless and is belt drive, so the compact LXT batteries you prefer for your impact driver and jig saw will not have much run time (and may give slower and less powerful motor speed which means poor finish quality)If you’re a Blue Tool LXT platform tool user, this planer won’t disappoint…be sure to by good quality blades and change them out frequently for best results

Gave to our son who is a building contractor and he uses it on site. Handy and a great cordless tool.

This is a really nice portable planer. The only thing that I don't like is that it is a little tough to fit into tight places since there are parts sticking out on either side.

This planer has made it possible for me to take what would be crooked and unusable pieces of wood, and actually make something out of them. Yes, I’m sure other planers do the same, but this one is super smooth, low noise and very efficient. Very happy with it so far. My only complaint would be the ergonomics. The design could be better as it relates to the safety, but that’s true of most of the Makita cordless tools and this is similar to all of those. So if you’re used to Makita power tools, that won’t be an a big deal for you. Overall, I’m very happy with this planer.

I love this machine. It quickly took care of leveling my big hardwood work bench including end grain without any effort. I had been hand planning it for several hours prior and this finished the job in a short amount of time. I had a couple of slats that had squirrelly grain in it and was having a hard time with my jack plane going over this area. It would chip out, but the Makita planer taking shallow cuts and going slow would just smooth this up, getting rid of the chip outs. That made a big difference in completing the leveling of the top.It is lightweight and easy to use, both on flat surfaces as well as working on the sides. One draw back is that the chip exhaust is only on one side and if you have to go a specific direction, such as it pointing up plaining on the side, it goes in your face. You could get a collector bag as an accessory, but it would have been nice if Makita had an elbow that would fit the exhaust port so you could direct where the dust/chips go. I have since purchased a smaller dust hose that will fit it and that should help control the chips going everywhere.

great