ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily

I use nothing on the belly but a card scraper/burr scraper. A sureform rasp is also very good for belly wood removal. Be careful using spoke shavers and draw knifes. If you have never used a draw knife, id suggest sticking with a rasp. It is real easy to ruin a stave with on bad nick of a draw knife. Ive seen more people make fire wood out of a good stave with a draw knife. But if you are use to using one, they are great. I use a bandsaw to cut out my shape, then nothing but burr scrapers and rough sandpaper to finish the belly during tillering. I know guys who use nothing but fixed blade knifes and broken glass. Yep, broken glass. Not me though.