The 200mm 11 grain Cabinet Makers rasp from Noel Liogier arrived yesterday for a review and pass around.
I already have a number of rasps from various suppliers so I thought it might be useful to compare them - though I do not possess ones of the same grades.
The Dick and the WH ones are Chinese? and much coarser - the WH one also has much less stitches to the inch as can be seen from the photos - they are also much cheaper.
I must also add that these are a few years old and they are not similar to current products.
5 Rasps to compare; from the top Workshop Heaven, Auriou, Dicks, Liogier
Liogier
Liogier
Liogier
Auriou 12 grain 7"
Auriou
Workshop Heaven No. 6 grain
WH
Dick
A piece of English Walnut just over1" thick
After a couple of minutes work
Ditto
When I purchased my Aurious a few years ago I tended towards the finer grades as they remove material at a tremendous rate and the Liogier is no exception.
I worked on the walnut for no more than 3 or 4 minutes and the rasp left a very clean finish that would only need a bit of sanding to complete.
The WH* and Dick ones are not in the same league. Their cut rate is much slower and they leave a coarse finish.
(* These are no longer sold by WH - they now sell a range of Hand Stitched Continental Rasps)
Comparing the two French ones is more difficult especially as I did not have identical types to compare.
They both perform very well. The stitching on the Liogier is more uniform/accurate (see photos ) and has a nice balance.
The Auriou handle is perhaps more stylish but the Liogiers is more chunky and I preferred it as it fitted my hand better.
The Liogier much cheaper than the Auriou - the one supplied costs 56Euros whereas an Auriou would be about £80 from CHT (CHT do not sell exactly the same rasp as the Liogier, but a 7" Modellers costs £75 and 10" 10 grain Cabinet costs £99).
For those looking for this type of tool I would have no hesitation in recommending the Liogier.
Must check the list and pass it on - anybody else interested in trying it please PM me.
Rod
I already have a number of rasps from various suppliers so I thought it might be useful to compare them - though I do not possess ones of the same grades.
The Dick and the WH ones are Chinese? and much coarser - the WH one also has much less stitches to the inch as can be seen from the photos - they are also much cheaper.
I must also add that these are a few years old and they are not similar to current products.
![rasps5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ca5/ca537a171ad113ec6bca3bf7180eb95e.jpg)
5 Rasps to compare; from the top Workshop Heaven, Auriou, Dicks, Liogier
![liogierrasp1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d05/d052238477ca9c4d7253118b35cdf6ba.jpg)
Liogier
![liogierrasp2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f0c/f0c3bd7d59a7615e6f1523345ba87612.jpg)
Liogier
![liogierrasp3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c37/c3749254ff60861f23984c2a12389ad5.jpg)
Liogier
![auriourasp1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/bdf/bdf028114c0120b5aae0d612f87a80cc.jpg)
Auriou 12 grain 7"
![auriourasp2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c19/c197f4273973d258b5517c660fac043f.jpg)
Auriou
![whrasp1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e99/e99a3a03099990f30c68a66675eca2f5.jpg)
Workshop Heaven No. 6 grain
![whrasp2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a0b/a0b5d6a754f79ea1ebecf5535c933664.jpg)
WH
![dickrasp1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/30c/30c13a6557740c6bb47457cbbd2345c0.jpg)
Dick
![walnut1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/38a/38a7ba43d913c653c129d52301730da0.jpg)
A piece of English Walnut just over1" thick
![walnut2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/85d/85d23dd9534fdde64584b1fe7cc326fa.jpg)
After a couple of minutes work
![walnut4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8f5/8f5bd96b0b58c805a6874672e0804107.jpg)
Ditto
When I purchased my Aurious a few years ago I tended towards the finer grades as they remove material at a tremendous rate and the Liogier is no exception.
I worked on the walnut for no more than 3 or 4 minutes and the rasp left a very clean finish that would only need a bit of sanding to complete.
The WH* and Dick ones are not in the same league. Their cut rate is much slower and they leave a coarse finish.
(* These are no longer sold by WH - they now sell a range of Hand Stitched Continental Rasps)
Comparing the two French ones is more difficult especially as I did not have identical types to compare.
They both perform very well. The stitching on the Liogier is more uniform/accurate (see photos ) and has a nice balance.
The Auriou handle is perhaps more stylish but the Liogiers is more chunky and I preferred it as it fitted my hand better.
The Liogier much cheaper than the Auriou - the one supplied costs 56Euros whereas an Auriou would be about £80 from CHT (CHT do not sell exactly the same rasp as the Liogier, but a 7" Modellers costs £75 and 10" 10 grain Cabinet costs £99).
For those looking for this type of tool I would have no hesitation in recommending the Liogier.
Must check the list and pass it on - anybody else interested in trying it please PM me.
Rod