The top for my #2

Well, I haven't really done much more on my top but begin to butcher it. I have been having some problems with my smaller finger plane and it has been tearing out some of the places in my recurve. I'll post pictures later to give an update on how it looks.

Over the weekend I went to a freinds house and planed a couple of pieces of wood that are going to be another top. The pieces were seconds meaning they weren't good enough quality for a high end instrument. Looking at the pieces, they don't look good enough for any instrument. They did clean up a good bit and I think I'll manage to get a mandolin out of it.