For The Rough Stuff...
Posted by: VK1NF
on Dec-25-12 8:58 PM (EST)
...nothing beats a 4" electric planer - keep it set shallow, and it spares a lot of time and tissue damage. Once that's chewed off the bulky stuff, a spokeshave and a small hand plane finish things up nicely - and of course, sandpaper, sandpaper, sandpaper...