You have got to see this

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Ed in Tampa
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You have got to see this

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Highland's Hardware did a video on how Auriou Rasps are manufactured.
You have got to watch to see how they put those teeth on a rasp.
My reaction "You have got to be kidding!"

Check it out http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/blog ... 2112B.html

No wonder a Auriou Rasp costs what it does.
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Post by kalynzoo »

I have a whole new appreciation for the collection on rasps I received from my father from his dad. :eek:
Thank you for sharing, that was fantastic.
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Post by bdeweese »

Wow - I didn't see that coming! Based on that video it's amazing those things don't sell for about a thousand bucks a unit ... those guys are truly craftsmen!

Thanks for passing that along.

Bob
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Post by algale »

I think I would dread going to work every day if I were the guy tapping the teeth into those files.
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Post by sunset22 »

That was really cool. I was amassed. Thanks for posting.

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Post by tnerb »

My fingers were cramping up just watching them. It's amazing that they do all that freehand.
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Post by mgdesigns »

WOW!! I have made small drill bits by hand with my Foredom, and after seeing this I have a whole new appreciation for the set of Grobet Jeweler's files I have. I have used them for 35 years and they are still my go to tools for fine work on jewelry.

I think I could make a rasp quicker with the use of my GraverMax and a carbide graver though.
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