DEWALT Benchtop Planer, 15-Amp, 12-1/2-Inch, 3-Knife Cutter, 20,000 RPM, Corded (DW734)
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$549.00
Updated Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read
The consensus
What reviewers found
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Across verified-purchase reviewers, the DEWALT DW734 reads as the value-oriented sibling to the DW735X: roughly 2,750 reviews at a 4.7-star average, a very strong and consistent retailer signal. Owners describe it as a dependable 12-1/2-inch three-knife benchtop machine that produces clean results on dimensional lumber and hardwood, with the same brand reliability reputation that drives the higher-priced model's reviews. As with every candidate in this pool, no independent lab test, expert review, or specialist-community discussion was supplied, so the assessment is built entirely on retailer-review consensus.
What reviewers liked
- Deep verified-purchase base (~2,750 reviews) at a 4.7-star average
- Three-knife cutterhead earns clean-finish praise from owners on hardwood
- Lower price than the flagship two-speed model
Where it falls short
- Single feed speed, no fast/fine selection
- Lacks the fan-assisted chip ejection owners praise on the pricier model
- Slightly narrower 12-1/2-inch capacity; snipe noted in feedback as with most benchtop planers
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Across verified-purchase reviewers, the DEWALT DW734 reads as the value-oriented sibling to the DW735X: roughly 2,750 reviews at a 4.7-star average, a very strong and consistent retailer signal. Owners describe it as a dependable 12-1/2-inch three-knife benchtop machine that produces clean results on dimensional lumber and hardwood, with the same brand reliability reputation that drives the higher-priced model's reviews.
As with every candidate in this pool, no independent lab test, expert review, or specialist-community discussion was supplied, so the assessment is built entirely on retailer-review consensus. On that basis the DW734 is one of the two best-supported picks in the category.
Reviewers note the trade-offs relative to the flagship: a single feed speed rather than two, no fan-assisted chip ejection (so dust collection is more important), and a slightly narrower 12-1/2-inch capacity. Snipe appears in feedback here as it does throughout the category. For buyers who want DEWALT reliability without the top-tier price, owners consistently endorse it.
- Powerful 15 amp, 20,000 rpm motor handles larger, deeper cuts in hardwoods.
- Three-knife cutter head with 10,000 rpm cutter-head speed provides 96 cuts per inch, one of the finest finishes of any portable planer
- Disposable, reversible knives deliver 30% more knife life and make knife change fast and easy.
- Four-column carriage lock drastically reduces the movement that causes snipe
- Extra-long infeed and outfeed tables provide 33-1/2" of material support.
- Material removal gauge and extra-large thickness scale deliver accurate cuts with every pass
- Turret depth stop allows user to return to their most frequently used depths with ease
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