Originally Posted by
Scott Winners
I realize I am late to the party here, but is nice to have options. I do have a Bailey #3 dialed in real nice, but I also have a suite of scrapers, and I got sandpaper. I think all are valid approaches, it just depends on what the wood requires in the moment. Card scrapers are very cheap for what they can do, I have some from both LV and LN. I prefer a carbide burnisher, but that discussion is a whole other can of worms.
Scott, since my skill with planes has improved my use of sandpaper approaches zero. Mostly my sandpaper is used on the lathe or when working metal.
Other great tools for removing wood is rasps or floats.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)