Abstract: A hand or power tool which can be used as a planer such that the movement of the tool along a workpiece causes a portion of the material of the workpieces to be removed by at least one cutter blade provided on the tool at a baseplate of the tool which contacts with the workpiece. The tool is provided with at least one movable portion which can be moved with respect to the baseplate and hence the tool. The movable portion can be angularly movable to allow a chamfer cut to be accurately achieved and/or can be slidably movable with respect to the baseplate so as to protrude from an edge thereof to allow greater cutting accuracy to be achieved. In a further embodiment the movement portion can be provided so as to be moved to allow user access to at least one debris conduit.

Abstract: The invention of this application relates to a hand or power tool which can be used as a planer such that the movement of the tool along a workpiece causes a portion of the material of the workpieces to be removed by at least one cutter blade provided on the tool at a baseplate of the tool which contacts with the workpiece. The tool is provided with at least one movable portion which can be moved with respect to the baseplate and hence the tool. The movable portion can be angularly movable to allow a chamfer cut to be accurately achieved and/or can be slidably movable with respect to the baseplate so a to protrude from an edge thereof to allow greater cutting accuracy to be achieved. In a further embodiment the movement portion can be provided so as to be moved to allow user access to at least one debris conduit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus finishing the surface of a wood piece to appear rough hewn. The apparatus comprises a hand planer having a longitudinal direction, a rotatable cutter head having at least one planning blade and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has a convex curved profile longitudinally along the hand planer. The cutter head extends below the curved profile of the bottom surface. The method comprises simultaneously translating and rocking the hand planer on the bottom surface so as to intermittently engage the cutter head against a surface so as to form a plurality of spaced apart divots therein.

Abstract: A manual skiver for conveyor belts and the like includes a base with a flat bearing surface for engaging an associated belt face, and a blade receiving opening through the bearing surface. A handle is connected with the base to facilitate drawing the skiver across the belt face. A thin cutting blade is mounted in the base at a predetermined angle, and includes a U-shaped cutting edge defined by a flat central area and upstanding side areas at opposite sides of the central area. The U-shaped cutting edge extends through the blade opening, and is positioned a predetermined distance below the bearing surface to cut a groove in the belt face having a uniform depth.

Abstract: An adjustable beading and grooving tool having a combination handle and fence within which a blade holder telescopes. The holder is a longitudinally slotted cylinder having two holder arms, or may be two half-cylinders, between which a blade may be fixed to project a desired distance from the holder, thereby establishing the depth of workpiece surface penetration. The blade holder is separately, adjustably fixed in the handle with the blade located a desired distance from the fence surface to establish the location of the profile to be formed with respect to the workpiece edge against which the fence bears during use.

Abstract: An edge planer including a tube having two end portions, a slot longitudinally formed in the tube, one or more blade edges formed in the tube, a strip engaged in the slot, a handgrip engaged on each of the end portions of the tube, screws fixing the handgrips and the strip together, whereby, the blade edge is located between the handgrips in order to plane an edge portion of a workpiece.

Abstract: A sheetrock beveling apparatus having a housing with a substantially planar surface on one side thereof. A handle is attached to the other side of the housing. A blade is rotatably attached to the housing about an axis and includes an electric motor for selectively causing the blade to rotate. An elongated guide is attached to the housing on the planar surface thereof so that it can travel in a seam between two abutting pieces of sheetrock to guide the blade along the edges of sheetrock to bevel the abutting edges of the sheetrock. This elongated guide extends longitudinally transverse to the axis of the rotation of the blade. The blade is longer in the center portion thereof than at the sides thereof to produce a tapering effect so that the more sheetrock is removed closer to the seam and progressively less is removed from the edge of the sheetrock as the distance from the seam between the two pieces of sheetrock increases.