"Toller" wrote in message
...
The blank is 44" long, 2" thick, and 15" wide. It weights 35 pounds.
I originally intended to cut the corners off on my table saw, but it is so
heavy that it doesn't seem particularly safe.
So, I have been going at it with my 3" belt sander and my 2" power
planer.
Both would work, but they would take hours and hours of work.

Any suggestions for a good way to shape my blank into an airfoil shape?
I am thinking of buying a better planer, but hope someone here will be
resourceful.

I'd go for the power planer. A good one can take away 1.5mm (1/16") in one
stroke, which means you can take away half of the thinkness of your blank in
16 strokes.

Meindert