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Offline DC

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Farriers Rasps
« on: January 03, 2020, 10:18:18 pm »
Just curious, if you grind all the teeth off a farriers rasp how thick would your blade be?
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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: Farriers Rasps
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2020, 01:05:57 am »
like down so far all evidence is gone?  ???  or just taking the points down until it's flat but still has a pattern?
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Offline HH~

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Re: Farriers Rasps
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2020, 07:43:39 am »
If you took it all probably 1/8th. There no real need to take it all unless you just have to have a slick blade. Mine was a Finland rasp and I wanted to keep weight on it.
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Re: Farriers Rasps
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2020, 09:39:47 am »
Quote from: dylanholderman on January 04, 2020, 01:05:57 am
like down so far all evidence is gone?  ???  or just taking the points down until it's flat but still has a pattern?

All of it. I'm not making a knife, I'm just curious.
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Offline HH~

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Re: Farriers Rasps
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2020, 02:56:36 pm »
Depending on maker prolly .175-.200".

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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: Farriers Rasps
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2020, 11:02:36 am »
What hedgehunter said.
Seems like an awful lot of work though, if you want/need clean stock you can buy a piece of high carbon barstock for around $20
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Offline Handforged

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Re: Farriers Rasps
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2020, 03:33:58 pm »
Another thing to consider: Rasp steel is extremely variable. It can contain any number of alloys depending on the maker. Heat treating them can be a pain in the butt. It's often stated that they are 1095 steel which is true but not always the case. If you want to play with them stick to one brand, work on a good heat treat and move along
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