One of my strong beliefs is to have beater tools for the rough work or as loaners if you have friends/neighbors who want to borrow tools. Of course, some of my tools will not be loaned. In most of those cases my labor will be donated to avoid lending a tool that would likely be damaged by those who borrow tools instead of buying them.
One of my projects is to turn a cedar log into a bench. Here the arm rest is being smoothed with a beater spoke shave:
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My Dunlap #3 size plane was also used. The wood is still wet, but the grandkids are coming and the wife wanted to have a fire ring out back to toast marshmallows with seating.
jtk