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Title: Good Planer for soft woods only, and the blades are terrible
Review: I missed the fine print when I bought this planer - the blades are disposable. I tried to plane some maple with them and after 1/2 hour, I had tear-out and scoring - it just ruined a bunch of figured wood. When I removed them (they are reversible), I couldn't score my fingernail with EITHER side. The solution is for DeWalt to come up with a quality blade package that can be resharpened and will take a micro edge.I would not recommend this planer to anyone planing hardwood or figured wood. It may be O.K. for softwood, but when you spend the amount of money that this thing costs and then realize its limitations are softwood, it's a major dissappointment. I would strongly advise anyone shopping for a planer for hardwood applications to look for blades that can be resharpened and a reasonable quality. Don't waste your time with this turkey.
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