Abstract: A hand planer comprises a housing, a planer head supported in the housing, a motor driving the planer head, a fan blower connected with the motor for generating a flow of air for moving chips, a chip ejector, two air guidance ducts through which the flow of air is guided from the fan blower to the chip ejector, a chip conveying duct having a chip discharge opening such that planed chips exit the chip conveying duct through the chip discharge opening, the chip ejector accommodating both the chips and the flow of air, and guides for guiding the flow of air in a switchable manner to the chip conveying duct via one of the two air guidance ducts. Therefore the problem of ejecting the chips in a preselected direction with extreme precision and high efficiency is met.

Abstract: A hand-operated planer has a rotating blade holder having a base body, at least one planing blade and a pressing plate which presses the at least one planing blade against the base body, the pressing plate having one side which presses the planing blade against the base body and another side which is formed differently from the one side so that when the pressing plate is reversed the another side can press another planing blade which is different from the planing blade against the base body.