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Planer knives for sawmills
and planing mills –
Maximum tool life in continuous operation.

In industrial planing mills, every hour of tool life counts.
BARKE TriMetall® knives with HSS M42 cutting edges deliver consistent cutting quality over thousands of operating hours — and demonstrably reduce your knife costs per linear metre.

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Less downtime.
Lower costs per linear metre.

As a sawmill or planing mill operator, you know: the unit price of a knife is only half the story. What really matters is the total cost per linear metre of planed wood — how long a knife stays sharp, how rarely you need to change it, and how clean the result is.

This is exactly where BARKE makes the difference, reducing your costs where they actually arise.

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Calculate how much a dull knife costs you:

Used to calculate the savings from reduced changeover time, assuming a 20-minute savings per knife change with reversible knives.

1.4×
1.3× 2.0×

Default: a conservative value from experience. Many customers report a factor of 1.5–2.0×.

Solid planer knives
ItemUnit priceQuantityTotal
New solid planer knives€30.614 pcs€122.44
Regrinding€5.8252 ×€302.64
Full cycle, solid planer knives€425.08
Standard reversible knives
ItemUnit priceQuantityTotal
Initial set (carriers incl. knives)€22.974 pcs€91.88
Replacement reversible knives, without carriers€8.6324 ×€207.12
Full cycle, reversible knives€299.00
Material savings — full cycle
€126.08
per cutterhead and full cycle, with the same number of cutting edges. Lower cost from the very first knife change.

Note on ongoing costs: €14.34

Your annual savings
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Solid planer knives
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With reversible knives
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* Calculated using actual BARKE unit prices (2026). The stated tool life advantages (30–50%) are based on experience from customer surveys and internal comparative tests. Actual tool life is affected by wood species, feed speed, machine condition and cutting hardness. Assumed changeover time: 30 min for solid planer knives and 10 min for reversible knives. Your individual savings may vary.

These hidden costs add up.
And this is exactly where BARKE comes in.

Personalised advice:

Germany

BARKE Maschinenmesser GmbH
Hans-Meißner-Str. 7
61389 Oberreifenberg/Ts.

Phone

+49 6082 – 9100 20

Email

barke-messer@barke.de

Service Hours

Mon – Fri: 8 am – 4 pm

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    Significantly longer tool life: less frequent knife changes

  • Barke_icon__Gleichmäßige Schnittqualität über die gesamte Lebensdauer

    Perfect cut quality thanks to the polished bevel and back bevel

  • Barke_icon__Geringere Rüstzeiten- Weniger Produktionsunterbrechungen

    Shorter setup times: fewer production interruptions

  • Barke_icon__Planbare Messerkosten

    Lower knife costs thanks to longer tool life

Our recommendation for industrial use

Link to: BARKE-Wendehobelmesser
BARKE Reversible Knives
Link to: Hobelköpfe
Cutterheads
Link to: CentroLock Hobelmesser
Centrolock
Link to: HM-Wendeplatten
Carbide Indexable Inserts
(also for helical cutterheads)

Product Catalogue

Download our technical data sheets,
including all dimensions, material specifications, and compatibility information.

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Better Performance. Lower Costs.

Many businesses underestimate how much knife quality affects ongoing production costs.

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ROI Calculator

Our ROI calculator (Return on Investment) shows you in 30 seconds how much you can save each year with BARKE reversible knives.

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Tool Life Tracker

Most joinery shops do not measure the tool life of their planer knives, even though BARKE TriMetall knives last up to 50% longer, produce cleaner planning finishes, and reduce downtime

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    Quality & Perfection

    Strict inspections ensure absolute precision of fit, hardness, and sharpness

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    Over 70 Years

    of Experience Specialists in precision planer knives

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    5-Year Guarantee

    Across our entire product range

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    Patents & Inventions

    Dozens of proprietary developments and inventions

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    Order by 12 p.m., shipped by 1 p.m.

Bulk enquiry

For volume pricing and custom quotes, contact us directly. We deliver reliably, even for large order quantities — 99% from stock.

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