Some days are just great...
After I decided to do the thicknessing, jointing, and bending from the next guitar on myself, I bought today a Lee Valley Low-Angle Jack Plane. That has to be one of the finest tools I ever owned. I can't wait to put it to work - and what happened just after I got home...the postman came with a Tiger Myrtle set from Stephen from Colonial Tonewoods. Not one of the super fancy figured ones, but an OM sized I bought for $125. And it's just gorgeous.
Finally I decided to shape the next of my current built. For my first one, I bought a spokeshave, but didn't really like it, so I shaped it with a rasp. Today I thought - why not try how the spokeshave works AFTER being sharpened, so I put it through a japanese water stone treatment. Now I understand why some luthiers find neck shaping one of the most enjoyable parts of guitar building. And amazing to actually experience the difference between using a new tool and using a new tool after it was being sharpened.
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just had to share
Christian