I have been using this tool for a while now and I am highly impressed with it's performance. It's almost like using a power tool. It cuts very fast and doesn't lift the grain to badly, instead cutting smooth miniature chisel grooves about 1/32" deep. I used it to sculpt some cypress for a tool handle recently, and it worked very well for that task (although, admittedly, cypress is a softer wood). I'm not sure I wood attempt to use it for stripping paint or finish off of a window sill as is shown on the cardbord insert that comes with the tool due to the fact that the blade is a curved plate and is therefore rather difficult to make a flat or flush cut with. For sculpting or heavy surface wood removal however, I can think of few finer tools for the job especially if you enjoy the feeling of working wood with your hands and not nessesarily a power tool. On a level surface though, I would just use a hand plane or cabinet scraper.
