Sherwood Precision 13in Benchtop Thicknesser with Helical Spiral Head & Digital Readout DRO 2.5HP

The Sherwood Precision 13in Thicknesser is packed with power and loaded with features to deliver the ultimate in accuracy in a benchtop planer.  

Manufactured to exacting standards in Taiwan, this compact and powerful machine is loaded with all the features you need to quickly and precisely dimension your material. Elevate your efficiency. Achieve awesome accuracy. Step up to the Sherwood Precision 13in Thicknesser.

Helical Cutterhead

No thicknesser with the name precision in the title would be complete without a helical cutterhead. These are simply number one when it comes to planing cutterheads – quiet, low maintenance and providing a deadly smooth finish. Offering a true shear cut, each knife slices the grain at an angle, shearing away the timber. This means less demand on power, smaller chips and far less noise than other types of cutterheads. All of that grunt goes into what’s important – smooth and precise dimensioning.

2.5HP Motor

The Sherwood’s Precision 13in Thicknesser offers maximal power on a minimal footprint. You don't need to step up to the heavy-duty range to pack a punch with your planing. The motor spins the cutterhead at 10,000 RPM to provide the smoothest possible finish in the smallest possible package.

Digital Readout

Sherwood’s Precision 13in Thicknesser comes ready-to-go with a Wixey DRO installed. Achieve consistent, precise board dimensions without time-consuming checking and re-checking. Zero out the DRO to a height of your choice, and be certain your referencing always stays uniform and accurate. The large-format display on the DRO is easy to read and automatically lights up when you adjust the cutterhead height. This is super-handy feature that you’ll soon want on all your machines.

Built For Accuracy

Taiwanese build quality and superior materials give the Precision the foundation for superior accuracy. The solid granite base gives this 2.5HP thicknesser heft, improving machine stability while maintaining consistent flatness. You’ll benefit from ample support with spacious in-feed and out-feed tables, while four precision-ground steel posts maintain cutterhead parallelism. 

Cutterhead Lock

Make snipe a thing of the past with the easy-to-use cutterhead lock. The robust mechanism holds the head assembly perfectly still, eliminating the change in cut depth that can occur at the beginning and end of boards.

5-Year Warranty

All Sherwood products feature a standard 5-Year limited warranty. No other thicknesser in its class is more supported than the Sherwood Precision 13in Thicknesser.

Taiwanese Made

Taiwanese made machines are synonymous with superior quality. Featuring a solid granite base for weight and stability, four precision-ground steel posts, larger in-feed and out-feed tables, as well as handy carry handles for easy portability – they’ve included it all in a deadly accurate machine.

Helical Cutterhead

Requiring less horsepower, making smaller chips and operating with far less noise and maintenance than other types of cutterheads – helical heads provide the most efficient and clean cut. Offering a true shear cut, each knife slices the grain at an angle, shearing away the timber. Expect to rotate the knives once for 8-10 blade changes on traditional straight HSS blades. And rotate it four times before ever replacing them. These knives will last up to 40 times longer than straight blade knives.

2.5HP Motor

Pack a punch with your planing with Sherwood’s Precision 13in Thicknesser 2.5HP motor. The motor spins the cutterhead at 10,000 RPM to provide the smoothest possible finish in the smallest possible package.

Digital Readout

Sherwood’s Precision 13in Thicknesser boasts a large-format and easy-to-read Wixey DRO that automatically lights up on cutterhead adjustment. Achieve consistent and precise board dimensions, and zero out the DRO to a height of your choice with the confidence that your referencing always stays uniform and accurate.

Cutterhead Lock

Make snipe a thing of the past with the easy-to-use cutterhead lock. The robust mechanism holds the head assembly perfectly still, eliminating the change in cut depth that can occur at the beginning and end of boards. Paired with utmost cutterhead parallelism maintained by four precision-ground steel posts – the Sherwood’s Precision 13in Thicknesser is the perfect planing partner.

Two-speed Gearbox

Get your planing down to fine art with the two-feed speed gearbox, set it at 5mpm (metres per minute) or crank up the speed to 8mpm. If you’ve left your project to the last moment, know the Sherwood’s Precision 13in Thicknesser has got you covered for results that never err no matter what your deadline is.

Depth-of-cut Stops

The Sherwood Precision 13in Thicknesser features built-in depth-of-cut stops at 4mm, 6.4mm, 12.7mm and 19mm. Set the depth to these common imperial thicknesses with a handy metric reference to maintain consistent thickness when planing across different dimensions.

Dust Extraction

The Sherwood Precision 13in Thicknesser features an in-built dust chute and dust port with a unique three-step size built into one outlet. The three sizes are standard dust extraction diameters: 2in, 2 1/2in and 4in.

5-Year Warranty

All Sherwood products feature a standard 5-Year limited warranty. No other thicknesser in its class is more supported than the Sherwood Precision 13in Thicknesser.