On 16 Sep 2002, at 21:07, Randy Roeder wrote:

> You can't even call that substandard crap you get in a hardware store
> a rasp. They're nasty brutish tools fit for a slovenly knave of the
> lowest sort. And regular files -- well if you have a lifetime, you
> might get results on wood. It was simply amazing--all because I asked
> a guy named Slav Yelasijevich why he had so many files.

Alright! The rasp pushers claim another victim!

You can't have too many rasps, and these are among the best. This is not
to say that you don't need coarser ones, too - I like those for getting
close, then finish up with something finer. Another good one (at a good
price if he still has them) are the Simonds half-round cabinet rasps on
Pete Taran's web site. I bought one of these a few years ago, and use it
a great deal for curved work. Wander around on
http://www.vintagesaws.com and you should be able to find them, although
they were on closeout; they have been discontinued by Simonds.

-Ken, who seldom met a rasp he didn't like for something

Ken Greenberg IT #321; Blue Galoot #82 400 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos,
CA 95032 http://www.calast.com/ken/Personal/wood.htm