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I don't think Harbo and you are talking about the same rasp. The tool I made for richard was at the beginning of this year, and my idea was to get is opinion about this new tool. Of course now, you are free to do whatever you wish with it. Harbo is talking about a Cabinet maker rasp I sent to...

Not all rasps leave scratches and ugly grooves. IMHO, a hand-stitched rasp with a grain of #13 will be more efficient to remove wood and leave a better surface than most of any other solution. But then of course, I am both judge and jury here :wink:

Hello Jim, I have finished today to stitch your left-handed handlemaker rasp. There is still quite some operations to do (heat treatment, etc.) but I should be able to ship it to you before the end of next week. Regards, Noel

As all these posts about the legitimacy of my tools make me a bit uncomfortable, I dare to add my point of view to the discussion. :oops: I perfectly understand that not every woodworkers need such rasps, and that it is possible to acheive good works using other techniques. First I have to...

Talking about chosing the right cross-section for making a saw handle, I am precisely wondering about which section should I choose to make a concave rasp. Any inputs will be welcomed ! http://www.liogier-france.fr/concav-hand-cut-rasp?lang=en PS : if this happens one day I will consider to...

First things first. This is just a rasp. Take your time.

Did the "pass-around" rasp reached the next tester, which should be Promhandicam, if I'm right ?

Thank you Rod.

For those of you interested about hand-tools, I've just put online a small glossary, a FAQs page and a blog about hand-stitched rasps. http://www.liogier-france.fr/glossary-hand-cut-rasps?lang=en http://www.liogier-france.fr/f-a-q-hand-cut-rasps?lang=en...

This seems logical and fair to me.

I would say machine-made :1) the teeth are perfectly aligned from bottom right to up left (more obvious on the top picture) ; 2) even if quite dull now they were round-shaped (easier to do than triangular shape, these is why machine made have this shape) ; and 3) they are not "handed" (aligned...

Here's a rather positive and recent review by an editor at Popular Woodworking Magazine : http://www.popularwoodworking.com/tools ... -cut-rasps

I have just finished the "pass-around" rasp for you. It will be shipped today. Have fun !

Let me know what are your needs : what do you plan to do (pictures welcomed).

For those curious our know-how, here is a short video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pzK2Ei19t4