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Thread: Made a tote handle for a 5 1/2
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6th June 2020, 11:28 AM #16
Been a while since I bought mine, MA, but I got them from Lee Valley. They don't appear to carry them any more, but now offer hand-cut rasps made in the Czech republic instead. Prices have gone up & the $ has gone down, so they are not as frugal a buy as the ones I bought were.
Dieter Schmid have some at a reasonable price. The one listed listed on this page as (5 = fine 15 cm 25 cm 18 x 5 mm) coupled with a very fine 6 inch (next lot down) would make a good pair for handle-making, but if you want a general-purpose rasp, I'd go for a medium cabinet rasp - great for roughing out cabriole legs & suchlike.
The first 'decent' rasps I had were Nicholson "patternmaker" rasps. But Nicholson decided to have all their stuff made in Mexico & Brazil & the quality of their files went to hell - I gave up on Nicholson saw files a long while ago! I read on US forums that the rasps went off too, & they aren't cheap, which made me wary of getting any more, so that's when I started casting about for alternatives, and became "hooked" on French hand-cut rasps about 10 or 12 years back. I bought a bunch of Liogiers while I was still salaried. They are truly excellent tools and you get your money's worth (eventually!), but the initial outlay for a half-dozen rasps is eye-watering & may be out of the question if you are on a tight tool-budget.
There may be other sources of decent rasps - someone else might be able to offer suggestions? I haven't kept up with developments since the Liogiers came into my life - most of them still have a few years left in them, but if I outlast them, I'll have to think seriously about replacing several of them at some point.
Maybe I should start a thread on rasps & get some wider input on what's the flavour of the month, sources, etc., so we don't hijack this one...
Cheers,
PS - here's another maker of hand-cut rasps at prices a bit less than the French versions...IW
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6th June 2020, 10:35 PM #17GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks Ian. They look good but I wonder about postage. I also have a microplane (flat, half round and corner) and these work well too. Some have thought they are only good for softwood but I've used them on everything. I do need to get a hold of some cloth backed sandpaper
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7th June 2020, 09:12 AM #18
I've used Microplanes a bit, they are good for some jobs, but I much prefer a good rasp, probably 'cos that's what I'm used to.
Cloth-backed "paper" will be a revelation to you for working on any complex curves like totes & saw handles. I started using it on the lathe, after years of getting by with the paper stuff, and became an instant convert. The grits I find most useful are 120, 180, 240 & 400 - those will take you from rasp-rough to a pretty fine finish quite quickly. It's more expensive than the paper variety (though not that much), but it lasts more than twice as long for me - a roll will last you for years if you are not a turner. Not so good for regular flat sanding, though, the paper variety still rules there....
Cheers,IW
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7th June 2020, 12:47 PM #19SENIOR MEMBER
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Shinto rasps are a good addition to a rasp collection; reasonably priced and available in Oz.
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