Tom,

I roughed out the Nobel fir top for a stick. Tonight I am going to stop over at the store to pick up a SureForm shaper.

I peeled this stick with the sloid knife and am letting it age up a bit before starting to slim it down. Unsure what will come of it, but the growth whorl stubs are intersting and will probably remain as a decoration. I cut this at 5.5 ft but the stick will most likely go down to about 36-48 inches. Hopefully with all the rain and humidity we are having it will not crack.

Thanks for the tips on both the shaper and the ferrules.