: Preparing to take the next step and purchase a planner. I am not
: interested ( Can Not Afford ) an industrial planner.. I'm a
: "Sometime" builder.. Suggestions are welcome.. Brand ?
: Home Depot.. Lowes.. Sears.. Craigs List.. Etc. Thank you, Paul

Paul, if you are using a planner for lots of wood projects then they are a definite "must have" tool. If you are using it just for kayaks you don't need it. I have a 15" planner that I never use, at least for kayaks. If you are making your own strips. Set up a router table with two laminate trim routers to cut the bead and cove at the same time. This automatically sizes all your strips to the same width. If you are hand planning and fitting the strip edges then when you run the strips through the table saw to put the 3-5 degree bevel on each edge you are again automatically sizing the strip width.
I use a combination of strips with plain edges and bead and cove and have yet to need a surface planner.
Just a thought:) Randy