A plainer is a nifty tool. This vintage one was purchased with the intent to use it! But, alas, it was past its prime before coming home with us. So my creative husband found another use for it…
A lovely tall laundry table for me! Here he is putting on the finishing touches!
He left all the original components to the plainer. 
The top turned out amazing! 
And he added wheels so I can move it around. 
My nifty handyman husband. 
See another one of his nifty projects here.
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