I vote for a planer.
I see that you are in Lexington. You are close enough to some really great hardwood mills ( Morehead, Frankfort, Somerset ect,) that you could buy rough stock and finish it yourself.
There is a really nice little mill at Frankfort (Bagdad Lumber) that has a really nice selection of woods in stock. Morehead has several nice mills. All of these have their own drying facilities.