Thicknessing the back

I thicknessed the back first with a block plane and then I sanded it the rest of the way with 60 grit on a palm sander. It was tricky because I don't have a nice caliper so I hope everything is the right thickness. The block plane worked pretty well but I got a little bit of grain tearout so maybe I should of toothed the blade.

Next I'll brace/cut out the back.