I am shaping with surform and sandpaper, my usual m.o. Its not the sort of shape that would lend itself to power planer shaping anyway, too sculptural.
You show no faults with your results.
I shaped many in my Pops garage with a cheesegrader, surform and sand paper.
I have to say here, I fully understand the preference for power planer shaping by the pros. It is an ideal tool for removing foam quickly and with control. But what came as a surprise was the hostility directed at surform shaping.
They lie!
Maybe not a surform blade (mircroblade in surform) I love it takes the stringer down and with “the touch” a fine tune tool.
I also use a Fred tool.
Both Fred and surforms can be found in alot of “Older shapers” bag of tricks…
To my thinking, a power planer is way overkill for the material being shaped. Foam is so soft that a mere bump will dent it, you can break it with one hand. Power planers were designed for cutting wood, and that’s what I use them for in my day job. But shaping poly foam is so ridiculously easy, I don’t feel the need for the planer, other than to skim the hard shell. I like the quiet and pace of handshaping with a surform and sanding block. As a backyarder, it is an adavantage to progress slowly and deliberately.
Well I disagree…
The planer takes a long time to learn.
And it is not like you see in most videos
of Yater or Ole running up and down balls out!
The planer doesn’t lie…
That is why they are of value.
My style is coast (or turn it way down, eh, speed controller) and cut the fine stuff
the further into the shape you can use the planer is indicative of your skill.
Pro’s = time is money!
That said your doing fine Sonny!
Eh,
How’s dis???
Being “production minded” banding the hulk rails would have been time consuming
with the planer!
Good old backyard solutions!
LOL ;-{=