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    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    .........what caught my attention was the Joinery Float File for mortise and tenons. Not cheap but looks to be near essential item. At present, I use metal working files
    Question to those who do a lot of woodworking - is it a worth while purchase as I do quite a few joints?...
    Peter, using a float would be one approach, but I don't use them for M&T work myself. If it's necessary to clean up a tenon, for e.g., my trusty 78 rebate does a very quick, neat & controllable job on any tenon more than about 25mm wide. I do have a couple of float-like files that are occasionally handy round the shed, but I wouldn't really class them as absolutely essential tools. There are quite a few Liogier rasps I would buy ahead of their floats. However, we all have our own preferences & work methods, so it's a case of whatever floats your boat....

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    For me, a tenon float or better still the combination float is not quite essential, but very close to it, but I don't use it for tenons. I use if for rounding over end grain. The surface it leaves is excellent (in hardwood anyway) when going 45° across end grain. Don't even need to sand.
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    I use floats to shape the mortices of my saw handles and consider them essential. I also find them useful for a variety of additional tasks including tenons. A great advantage of a float over a rasp is that the float can be sharpened.
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    Quote Originally Posted by planemaker View Post
    The Logier Handle Makers Rasp with its increased curvature is specifically designed for shaping the inside area of a closed saw handle. You need to bear that it mind when your considering its merits.



    A magnificent looking rasp. Now on my wish list.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    For me, a tenon float or better still the combination float is not quite essential, but very close to it, but I don't use it for tenons. I use if for rounding over end grain. The surface it leaves is excellent (in hardwood anyway) when going 45° across end grain. Don't even need to sand.
    The combination float looks like an interesting beast and suggested by an Aussie no less

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    Quote Originally Posted by prozac View Post
    A magnificent looking rasp. Now on my wish list.
    I would recommend you pay the extra money and purchase this rasp with the Sapphire coating. This recommendation applies to all of Logiers rasps.

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