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My last machine was a Startrite 310 with a 2 knife cutter block and the finish was perfectly acceptable. My new spiral hammer is better but still needs to be hand finished, so on that basis I think 2 knifes will be OK. Width is one of those things that whatever you buy you will always have a job wherre you wish it was wider. The number of boards over 10 inches that I plane is minimal. The biggest thing that you get with the extra width is that the machines are generally a lot more substantial, the beds are longer and there is more power available.Combination machines are bit marmite love em or hate em
My last machine was a Startrite 310 with a 2 knife cutter block and the finish was perfectly acceptable. My new spiral hammer is better but still needs to be hand finished, so on that basis I think 2 knifes will be OK. Width is one of those things that whatever you buy you will always have a job wherre you wish it was wider. The number of boards over 10 inches that I plane is minimal. The biggest thing that you get with the extra width is that the machines are generally a lot more substantial, the beds are longer and there is more power available.
Combination machines are bit marmite love em or hate em
