Next step is to begin the carving process. This is slow and blister producing, but for as much as I gripe, it is my favorite part of the whole process. It is slow, sure, but also relaxing, and tonic. I could do it in a quarter of the time with a router, but routers are noisy and dusty.
My family of ibex planes:
This is as far as I got tonight:
I can't wait to see this top with finish on it. I picked it out because a) it has a nice pearly vibe to it, and b) it reminds me of an R9 I regret selling which had my favorite top ever on it:
