What are the benefits of planing instead of sanding

[Eoin Ryans]

Hi All,

A question from a relatively inexperienced woodworker - I cannot seem to see the benefit of planing instead of sanding -


Don't you get the same end result, with sometimes one method being quicker than the other?


So, when would you plane instead of sanding, and when would you sand instead of planing?!!


Eoin