Final arching of the back

I started the final arching of the back. I am first fitting the longitudinal template. I thought I went too close to the final shape with the rough arching of the front so I made sure to leave more material for the back. As a result I have a lot more to remove this time. But it is not too bad actually. I have a chance to use the plane a bit and get used to the curly maple. It is easier going than I thought. I tried with a block plane (which seemed huge after the small fingerplanes) and a larger fingerplane, but I seem to always come back to the small fingerplane. It fits the fingertips so well and has great sensitivity. I didn't yet quite where I want to get to with the longitudinal template, need to continue tomorrow. The gorgeous pattern of the maple is starting to emerge.