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r-ice:
 I am new here and I am trying to figure out exactly what tools i'll need.  I have a lathe( not sure if this tool will help lol), I have a drill press, grinder (sharpen tools), 9inch bandsaw.  I'm trying figure out just what else I needed. 

I know i'll need a hand plane of some sort but unsure of which one to get.

leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=46322&cat=1,41182,46334

Or

leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=55065&cat=1,41182

or this one which is a little, rather alot expensive

leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=61963&cat=1,41182,48942

JW_Halverson:
First of all, I think the Veritas brand flat sole spokeshave leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&cat=1,50230,49142&p=49142 would be the top end tool!  It's the one I am saving nickels and boxtops to buy.  It is part number 05P33.01 or 05P32.51, depending on which type of steel you want in the blade. Not only would this tool be the only spokeshave you would need in a lifetime, it looks just sexy as heck on the bench.

Second choice for a spokeshave made by Stanley, but it is cast pot metal and I have broken two in the last year by dropping them on the floor (one wood floor and one concrete floor).  Lee Valley used to carry this tool, but I don't see it in the recent catalog.

You posted links to the block planes, including the ultrasleek, superfuturistic Veritas DX60.  This baby looks like an Italian designed space fighter ship!  Problem with using a block plane on bows is that the tool will not conform to any curving or bent surfaces like a spokeshave. 

r-ice:
a spokeshave? even if i want to start with board bows? is this the same or similar to sawfillers scraper?

El Destructo:
If you are going to start with a Board Bow...which is a darn good Idea...go with a Stanley Surform...they Hog off wood well...and when you decide to move on to a Stave...It will work well for you there also! I use a Surform on Boards and Staves...and a Ferriers Rasp also...these are my two favorite tools...I have a Spoke Shave...but it hasn't been out of the Tool Chest in Years...I have no use in it....JMO

sailordad:
i too like the sure form for board and stave bows
i like a rounded bellied blade on mine
i believe El d ikes a flat bellied blade
either way they work great

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