This is for you Tod.
As I said yesterday I went home and gave a second, a third and some more toughts at your comment and I think that you are completely right, with your comment, thanks again for it.
This is how I proceeded.
I drew the area that was going to removed, carved it off and evaluated it, checking the overal appearance with the mirror trick.
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Not bad as a start but there were a couple of curves that didn't please me, the one on the back leg of the reflected image and the pointed tip of the central seam. The back curve obtained matches somehow the on the front so I think that's good.
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Some tweaking with a gouge and a rasp and more checking. Still not right
The central one maybe.
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Some more tweaks and pics and there you go GOTCHA!
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Still I'll let it ripe for a few days without looking at it, and come back and check again, this refining stage is the most dangerous one for me, the fine line between getting it right or spoiling the whole thing is so thin
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Thanks again for your wise input and to all the others that contributed as well. I've got the lumber already and I hope to start soon.