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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #45 on: February 14, 2015, 10:59:01 pm »
Well, I personally wouldn't buy that one. I would look for one that is American made. I believe that one is cast. I would at least try to find one that is not casted. JMO Patrick
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Offline arachnid

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #46 on: February 15, 2015, 12:06:19 am »
Ok now that's chinese for me....
What do you mean by "cast"?

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #47 on: February 15, 2015, 01:29:34 pm »
Ok now that's chinese for me....
What do you mean by "cast"?

   I think he means the metal is cast, like cast iron, where hot metal is poured into a mold.  I have never even heard of that for files of any sort, but many manufacturers do run blanks through a rolling jig to cut/ raise the teeth, which is not as good as somone cutting the teeth in by hand onto the annealed blank, and then heating and quenching the steel to harden it.    I don't klnow manufacturers by reputation for farriers rasps.  I just bought what they had at the seed and feed store, 15.00 and it was great.

   You might want to look into the "shinto" rasps, too.  A very clever design, and not too expensive.  Ebay has some, last I looked.

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #48 on: February 15, 2015, 01:59:54 pm »
I actually got in contact with a farrier that pointed me to her supplyer. He's got USA made rasps for 110 NIS (about 25$).

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #49 on: February 15, 2015, 02:58:54 pm »
Cast metal, the file is made from liquid metal that is pored into a form the shape of a  file. There's no doubt that It will remove wood but if you look a bit more you should be able to find one that is solid steel for around 20 bucks! Patrick
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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #50 on: February 15, 2015, 03:08:45 pm »
Sounds like you are on the right track arachnid! I just think that you will be much happier with one like that. It should last you a life time.

Springbuck I have some files that I got from Lowe's when I first started and they are cast. Junk at best and the teeth are uneven on some of the rougher ones as well. I dropped one on the concert on purpose and it broke in 3 pieces. So I just use them for things I don't want to use my good ones for.

Sorry I forgot you aren't in the US. Good luck and let us see your file when you get one. Patrick
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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #51 on: February 15, 2015, 09:02:47 pm »
  I never used anyting but a chainsdaw. HATCH,DRAWKNIFE,RASPS,SCRAPERS,SAND PAPER BY HAND. Maybe in 10 years after I get a little older a little hurter. After 23 years of building sefbows all bows right now I'm not there yet. Besides I like the exture work.
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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #52 on: February 16, 2015, 07:06:24 pm »
I use a draw knife and then Ferrier's rasp.  On red oak boards I only use the draw knife cautiously because it removes unwanted gouges occasionally.  Heck u could make a bow with just that if it didn't need to be purdy.
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