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This re-design of an electric planer was the attempt of bringing the charm and the elegance of traditional woodworking hand tools together with a new ergonomic handling concept, to design a new retro futuristic power tool.
The new handle concept of Freehand allows more flexibility in use and therewith a more comfortable working experience. Various options to hold the tool reduce tensions and tiring during work, especially a new wrist gentle handling option, holding the tool body under the handle,. My goal was to develop a planer as easy and flexible in use as a sanding pad, what also lead to a reduction of the product‘s complexity.
The battery driven electric planer is started by pressing the pressure sensitive safety bar under the handle together with the start button. As soon as the pressure is released from the safety bar, the planer stops.
Due to its symmetrical construction of the top, the Freehand planer is as easy to use for right-handed as for left-handed people. This was indeed one of the tricky parts of the design, combining an asymmetrical technical construction with a symmetrical handle.
