Rutgers: Rasps 49 and 50?

Thanks Andy,

I ordered a 9" #10 (they didn't have the #9 in the 9") from Tools for Working Wood as I am more in need for a finer small rasp now. I will be ordering the big #6 soon. I also bought a natural bristle brush that Auriou recommends for cleaning it. Pretty excited to get it!
 
Yes, exciting! I hope they are everything they are said to be. I will be happy with less clogging and little or no deep scratches.
 
Rich

I'm glad you put my ramblings to good use. Saving on sanding is the big deal with this method. It also helps round out the curves on a decoy, because the file always takes the highest spot first. With multiple passes you can get real smooth. The following decoy was drawknifed, spokeshaved and rasped, and then hit with the file. Not a touch of sand paper yet...

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this has been a VERY educational post.............i can NOT STAND sanding.

I love my nicholson rasps and find myself using them just like my spokeshave (and, just as much)...never had hit too much with the files, save for neck/head joints....

got all sorts of files floating around down here...gonna make use of them soon.

justin
 
Its strange with all the conversations we have had on this board that the idea of files has not come up before. I do similar to Geoff start with a drawknife the spokeshaves, rasps, the I file before getting out the bow sanders. The files came about because I was using a small round one in the neck joint and started to use it like s spokeshave on the body as well.
 
I just got the 12" #6 rasp today. I didn't have a lot of time to test it, but got a little work out of it.

I cuts easily. I was a bit surprised that it wasn't coarser than it is. My 10" Nicholson (not a 49 or 50) is coarser. My old one is likely a double cut, but I am not sure. I will likely need to buy a #3 or #4 for some heavy duty wood removal, when needed.

I also ordered a 10" #9, but it was out of stock. So I switched to a 12" #12, which hasn't arrived yet.

The #6 does leave some rasp marks. They almost look like texturing on a decorative bird. If I was careful on flow, they could easily be left as is. Sanding looks like it take them out too. With my old rasp the wood needed to be spoke shaven or it work take a lot or elbow grease to sand out.

I will see if the #12 removes them easily or if I need an intermediary size. I am a believer in incrementally stepping down grit or coarseness when finishing to minimize work.
 
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