The Skil 100 planer is the iconic tool of the surfboard trade; an entire industry having been built upon it's ability to mow foam with tireless abandon. This particular planer has enjoyed quite the life, first entering service shaping boards for the esteemed Surfboards Hawaii in the '60s; later graduating to the woodworking trades, and finally taking a break in the early '90s. Here she is after a rejuvenating aesthetic restoration. All metal construction; 40+ years of service without a glitch. They don't make 'em like they used to....
Ah, Surfboards Hawaii! Those were the days...
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