DeWalt-Ryobi-Festool-Planers Published October 30, 2012 at 425 × 235 in How to Choose What Workshop Power Planer to Buy as a Shop Planer and Jointer Consider comfort when choosing your planers, most (like the DeWalt on the left) use the front knob as the handle, though some have the dial as a separate piece (like the Ryobi in the middle) or, as in the Festool on the right, a twist grip handle.