Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing A good rasp.

Most were $23 to $27 to ship finally found some on Amazon prime free shipping.

Lee Valley has had those saw blade rasps for a long time.They also have a stainless steel cheese grater like the old Stanley Surform . It dulls off too fast, not recommended for wood.

Hard to beat a Nicholson No. 49.
Phil

I have slightly finer #50, It has it's place when I'm close to finish size. But for hogging to a rough shape,a coarse rasp gets there faster. I use spokshave, a woodworking burr in a die grinder, metal working burr sometimes too. I use smaller woodworking burrs in a Foredom..

These work great https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tool-accessories/burrs/69808-typhoon-carving-burrs

The linked Typhoon burrs look interesting. Thanks for the heads up.

Wow, how have I never heard of Shinto brand rasps before? Got one in my shopping cart now, looking forward to trying it out!

A friend of mine who stocks guns for a living had one someone gave him. I asked how he liked it, he said it worked well for a little while but became dull far sooner than it should have. So I guess if you don't use one all that much, you might like it.
Phil

Remember the Stanley Surform ? I built a cedar strip canoe, the mold are stations on 1' centers. They work better when fair. So I shaped the edges of the plywood. One pass of the later stainless steel version and it was dull. The Surform lasted two passes. I resorted to a spokeshave and sharpened frequently, but not after just two passes. A disc sander would have worked, but I believe in making small mistakes slowly.