"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
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On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following
procedures.
1) sizes the stock on the table saw
2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer
3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer
4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size

QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I
am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for
the above goal?

Because a planer is not going to leave a finish that you want to be the
final surface. Yeah some of the new portables will leave a baby butt
surface, but not for long.
And, no you can plane to the final thickness and then lightly hand plane,
scrape or sand the surface as a final prep to the surface.