I'm working on a walnut slab for a coffee table. I have been working on refining the overall shape of it this weekend. The live edge flares out from the bottom side of the slab toward the top. I trimmed one section of the edge today where 2 branches came out of this piece and I want to shape the edge that I cut to help it blend into the natural edge around it. Here are a couple of photos of what I'm working on. Both photos show the bottom side of the slab.
The area along the bottom of this photo is what is cut that I am working on
Another angle
I used a block plane to do some shaping on the convex areas. It was a little awkward, but it got the job done. The bigger challenge is getting into the concave curves. The plane won't get into those areas. I have a decent assortment of chisels, but I don't think they would help for more then just hacking some chunks out of the area to rough out the area.
It got me thinking that maybe a spokeshave would be useful for something like this. I'm sure it wouldn't get into some of the tighter curves, but could do a lot on both the convex and concave areas. What do you think, is a spokeshave a good tool for something like this? What would you use instead?
If a spokeshave is a good fit, what do you like? I'm considering LN, or LV, possibly something else if it is not made in Asia.
The area along the bottom of this photo is what is cut that I am working on
Another angle
I used a block plane to do some shaping on the convex areas. It was a little awkward, but it got the job done. The bigger challenge is getting into the concave curves. The plane won't get into those areas. I have a decent assortment of chisels, but I don't think they would help for more then just hacking some chunks out of the area to rough out the area.
It got me thinking that maybe a spokeshave would be useful for something like this. I'm sure it wouldn't get into some of the tighter curves, but could do a lot on both the convex and concave areas. What do you think, is a spokeshave a good tool for something like this? What would you use instead?
If a spokeshave is a good fit, what do you like? I'm considering LN, or LV, possibly something else if it is not made in Asia.