[BowSurfer]

When I made mine from a Quicks kit (cheaper than the Bickerstaffe but you need to do more cutting so it is hard work unless you have access to a bandsaw) I used a spokeshave fro the coarse shaping work and then a cabinet scraper for the fine work. This is a recatngular steel plate - you flatten the edges and faces on an oilstone and then firmly wipe a hard steel rod (such as the shaft of a screwdriver) along the corner of an edge. This raises a burr along the edge. By flexing the plate a little and drawing it along the wood the burr removes very fine shavings. It is great for getting a nicely rounded shape and for tillering since it does not remove too much wood at a time.