RUSTIC timber façades with a characteristic ‘rough sawn’ look are increasingly trendy — especially in modern timber construction and in the creation of high-quality façade constructions. In order to realise this look with consistently high quality, precise four-sided processing of the solid wood is essential. Leitz presents the new Hydro planer cutterhead for textured surfaces, a tool that has been specially developed for this requirement.
The ‘rough-sawn’ look is created through targeted planing. The new planing cutterhead with profiled, back-serrated knives enables a defined rough surface. The special geometry of the cutting edges ensures a high degree of dimensional accuracy.
Another advantage: The knives can be easily resharpened — a standard sharpening process on the back of the knife is sufficient. Additional, time-consuming profile sharpening is not necessary. This not only saves time and money, but also increases operational readiness in daily use.
This type of machining is often carried out at high feed rates. Precise concentricity of the tool is essential to avoid unwanted knife marks and the resulting ripples on the finished surface. This is ensured by the fact that the knives can be ground directly into the tool body.
Maximum performance thanks to customisation
The new planer cutterhead is available in various diameters between 140 and 300 mm and can be optimised to meet specific production requirements. It has a robust design and is optimised for use on standard four-sided planing and profiling machines — perfect for a wide range of solid wood types, from soft to hard woods. In combination with the tried-and-tested Leitz Marathon knives, the tool achieves a tool life that is up to six times longer than that of conventional HS planer knives. At the same time, resharpening costs and machine downtimes can be reduced by up to 80 percent.
Sustainability meets precision
In addition to its high productivity, the new planer cutterhead also impresses with its durability.
The special surface treatment of the sleeve prevents sticking on the spindle and ensures permanently high concentricity — guaranteeing consistent machining results over the entire life cycle.
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The intelligent utilisation of cutting materials also helps to conserve resources.
Attention has also been paid to maximum user friendliness in everyday use. Access to the grease nipples is possible both radially and axially — this makes maintenance easier and increases operational safety at the same time.
With the new Hydro planer cutterhead for textured surfaces, Leitz offers a powerful and economical solution for companies that want to realise rustic wooden facades in high quality and with minimal maintenance.
The tool combines precision, efficiency and sustainability — and once again emphasises Leitz’s technological claim as a reliable partner to the woodworking industry.
See page 33 of our June/July 2025 issue on our Back Issues page.
