"Roger M." wrote:

Seriously........Why does one need a jointer??

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If your work habits are pleasing to you and you can accomplish what you
want w/o one, I'm not going to try to persuade you otherwise...

If, otoh, you're interested in purchasing lumber rough sawn and/or want
to take on more or larger work and perhaps do some of the routine work
more quickly, then a jointer may be of some advantage. However, if
you do decide on one, I would recommend that nothing less than an 8" one
will satisfy for the long run unless small work is all you do, but even
there being able to face joint something wider than 6" is a real
benefit.

IMO, YMMV, $0.02, etc., ...