GG's,

Can someone explain how one would know a Nicholson 49 or 50 in the wild? I 
have a few Nicholson rasps from flea markets... Anyone know how older flea 
market rasps (Boggs filed) compare to 49 or 50's?

Chris

who's got a bunch of rasps but not sure what makes them "cabinet" quality...

>From: Kirk Eppler 
>Reply-To: Kirk Eppler 
>To: "oldtools" 
>Subject: [oldtools] Re: Files, Rasps and a Yelasijevich
>Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:42:21 -0700
>
>For those that have been too busy drooling over the cover, the new LV
>catalog has them for $37 and $45 for 49 and 50.  Not quite as good as
>Randy's deal, but Randy deserves it after all his MF work/
>
>And for those BAGs who were drooling over Roger's, I was gonna post this to
>BAGs tonight.
>
>Randy Roeder wrote:
>
> > GG's
> >
> > Before I knew what was happening, the guy is trying to sell me two
> > Nicholson files for $76.00. Yeah, right--eight dollar files for five
> > times what they're worth...
>
> >  Now should buy one of each of these, they'll cost you 100 bucks
> > from Garret Wade. I'm only charging $76.00--I got a good source for
> > files."
> >
> > So tonight I looked them up in the Woodcraft catalog... a hundred bucks,
> > plus shipping for the pair. Turns out I got a good deal!
> >
> > Randy Roeder    You need a Nicholson no. 49 and a 50-- and repaint your
> > house, not old tools.
> >
>
>--
>Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA
>Eppler.Kirk@g...
>
>
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