: I bought a second hand, slightly damaged Stanley block plane
: intending to do this. But then I read lots of posts suggesting a
: paint or cabinet scraper. So I bought a dirt cheap paint
: scraper, I think it cost $10 NZ or something. It was incredibly
: effective, and made smoothing off the bumps between strips a
: piece of cake. Then hand sanding with 80 grit and all done.

: It's not billiard smooth, and the finish is a bit rubbish with 80
: grit compared to 180grit on the exterior, but it worked really
: well and was, I think, a heck of a lot easier than using a
: plane. And cheaper. The surface is such that the angles and
: curves are all different, so I can't see a plan being much use
: beyond the flat of the hull, leaving the chines and ends to do
: with another tool anyway.

: Cheers, Ian

An earlier thread addressed using a scraper - lots of folks here seem to prefer that route. I used a padded disc on a drill, 60 grit - worked great! then finished up with a handsanding (only took a few minutes). The surface seems quite fair, though not up to external standards.

I noticed your comment, BillHamm - you don't use a scraper, either?