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Jointer/buzzer

PostPosted: 12 Dec 2016, 17:30
by RogerS
Guess this might be one for our American members.

I've seen this phrase 'jointer/buzzer'. I know what a jointer is in UK-speak but a 'buzzer'?

Re: Jointer/buzzer

PostPosted: 12 Dec 2016, 18:07
by Doug
I thought Buzzer was an Aussie term for a surface planer, jointer

Re: Jointer/buzzer

PostPosted: 12 Dec 2016, 18:10
by Doug

Re: Jointer/buzzer

PostPosted: 12 Dec 2016, 19:03
by RogerS
Thanks, Doug

Re: Jointer/buzzer

PostPosted: 13 Dec 2016, 00:58
by kirkpoore1
RogerS wrote:Guess this might be one for our American members.

I've seen this phrase 'jointer/buzzer'. I know what a jointer is in UK-speak but a 'buzzer'?


"Buzz planer" was a term used in some catalogs for jointers in the 19th century. I have never heard the word "buzzer" used by Americans, and I hang out with a lot of guys on the Old Woodworking Machines list. A quick search of the list showed that at least 3 different Australians use the term, though.

Kirk

Re: Jointer/buzzer

PostPosted: 29 Dec 2016, 14:28
by furnman
I used to work with a Aussie woodworker and he called it a buzzer. A jointer is a american term not used in uk workshops. With youtube the term jointer has become more used but it is not correct. It is a surface planer.