Post by: flint kemper on January 02, 2023, 04:29:15 PM
Post by: Mad Max on January 02, 2023, 06:56:06 PM
Doesn't matter
Post by: rainman on January 02, 2023, 07:34:58 PM
Post by: John Scifres on January 02, 2023, 10:02:55 PM
Post by: Buggs on January 02, 2023, 10:10:13 PM
Post by: Pat B on January 02, 2023, 11:12:09 PM
Post by: rainman on January 03, 2023, 09:26:18 AM
Post by: rainman on January 03, 2023, 09:28:08 AM
Post by: Pat B on January 03, 2023, 09:34:17 AM
My first rasp when I started making bows was a 4 way rasp with flat/round, course/smooth sides. Not the best quality but got me through lots of bows early on.
Post by: Buggs on January 03, 2023, 10:38:22 AM
You can get these resharpened also, instead of replacing dull ones.
Thats hard to picture. I've never heard of rasp or file resharpening. Who does it and how do they do that?
I just went and answered my own question. Who ever figured out that process should be in the Rasp Hall of Fame.
And the cost is nothing for the service! It would cost 2-3 times as much to ship back and forth!
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 03, 2023, 10:48:20 AM
https://boggstool.com/file-%26-rasp-services
Post by: rainman on January 03, 2023, 10:49:18 AM
Post by: onetone on January 03, 2023, 12:16:36 PM
I recall the blacksmith I apprenticed with talking about soaking rasps and files in a strong solution of sodium hydroxide (lye) which re-established the cutting edges of the teeth. I have quite a collection of files/rasps acquired over the years and I am usually disappointed when I buy a new file. The general quality seems to have dropped off. Maybe I will try other brands. In the pic the new file/rasp is in the middle of two old-timers and it doesn’t cut as well as the oldies! All the same brand.
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 03, 2023, 12:56:35 PM
Post by: Buggs on January 03, 2023, 01:25:31 PM
Boggs - Buggs hmmm.
Nobody wants Buggs Tools. Well maybe a carrot peeler :cheesy:
I imagine the old tools were made with less fussy alloyed steel and hand cut. A lot of old tools are more robust than the modern steel, machine cut ones :dunno:
Post by: kennym on January 03, 2023, 02:46:33 PM
It said for a few hours and I forgot them for like 4 days :laughing:
YMMV
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 03, 2023, 02:50:01 PM
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It said for a few hours and I forgot them for like 4 days
LOL
Post by: Buggs on January 04, 2023, 10:22:01 AM
I’m not sure where I heard of this , but I soaked some nock files in vinegar (with the mother,whatever that is) and they were really better than I remembered them being new.
It said for a few hours and I forgot them for like 4 days :laughing:
YMMV
Anybody can make their own vinegar if they have the "mother" Its like sourdough starter, the stuff is alive and kicking if you feed it.
Post by: Honest Jon on January 04, 2023, 01:50:46 PM
Post by: kennym on January 04, 2023, 02:31:28 PM
Renewing a rasp with vinegar. Kind of a guess here but we’re talking acetic acid here with vinegar. I imagine the acid microscopically cleans up the cutting edges, leaving the rasp a little sharper. Just my take on this.
I think that's right.
Post by: Kirkll on January 04, 2023, 02:55:50 PM
But..... i suppose the whole self bow thing is all about using hand tools.... Excuse my poor attempt at humor above. Kirk
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 04, 2023, 03:53:31 PM
Those glass bows are like using a cookie cutter:)
:laughing: :wavey:
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 07, 2023, 05:05:31 AM
I have them both made in the USA and Brazil. The ones from Brazil are almost as good, and a far cry better than any dept store wood rasp or those 4 in 1 things. Tried that. Once. Threw it away.
Actually, the Nicholson patternmaker rasps are middle shelf in quality and price. There are several brands of better ones with hand raised teeth available, for more money.
Post by: Buggs on January 07, 2023, 09:32:36 AM
Post by: Buggs on January 07, 2023, 12:51:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhlmShaiWCg
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 07, 2023, 01:02:00 PM
Post by: Buggs on January 07, 2023, 02:17:49 PM
Wow, that's bad. Heat treating guy must have been hung over that day. Lol.
Yeah, and the quality control dept. must have been partying with him ;)
Post by: Kirkll on January 07, 2023, 03:21:36 PM
Yup self bows take skill and real hand tools.
Those glass bows are like using a cookie cutter:)
:laughing: :wavey:
A Cookie cutter eh? Hmmmmm.... i was trying to come up with a sarcastic comment that would be humorous.... But it's pretty humorous already. :biglaugh:
Post by: Mad Max on January 07, 2023, 05:02:34 PM
How about 36 grit discs on a 3" right angle die grinder.
I have used mine to grind off close to the line (glass bows) on the limbs outdoors and then to the edge sander. :thumbsup:
Post by: Walt Francis on January 11, 2023, 08:30:43 PM
Post by: Buggs on January 12, 2023, 06:22:53 PM
Their stuff is made in USA and the shipping is FREE!! Shipping is a B!&#h these days
Post by: Buggs on January 20, 2023, 08:40:08 AM
It's been well used, is likely dull and a little rusty. I would be happy to give it to someone who will use it.
Might not be as great a deal as it seems because you will have to ship it off to be sharpened.
I will offer it to Flint, first, just because, but anybody else interested just PM me.
Post by: flint kemper on January 20, 2023, 02:22:56 PM
Flint
Post by: Kelly on January 21, 2023, 12:46:37 PM
I was digging around under my bench and found an old rasp I had forgot about.
It's been well used, is likely dull and a little rusty. I would be happy to give it to someone who will use it.
Might not be as great a deal as it seems because you will have to ship it off to be sharpened.
I will offer it to Flint, first, just because, but anybody else interested just PM me.
Bugs, I could use that rasp. Let me know how much shipping to 62832 zip code? Thanks
Post by: WyomingWhitetail on January 27, 2023, 09:19:53 PM