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Rasp Making
I received an email from Highland Woodworking with a link to a similar video on the making of these rasps in France. Their manufacture reminds me of the way some of us make guitars, with a combination of machinery and hand work. I thought it was neat the way so much of the work is done by eye.
High quality rasp is a joy to use. "By eye" is right, and as long as that eye (and hands, and mind, and over-all body memory) is trained, we all know the quality can go as high as one is willing to take it, and then some.
I heard that these, also French, rasps are even better than Aurious.
Speaking of video links, how is it supposed to be done so the video player appears in the thread? When I add a link, it stays a hyperlink. What's the trick? Sorry for a non-rasp question...
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Peter Tsiorba Classical-Flamenco-Guitars tsiorba.com
Hi, Peter. It seems that each youtube video can have several addresses and only certain ones will do what you want it to in your post. Don't use the link youtube offers you; use the one that's in your browser address box when you're watching it. I learned this from Foro administrator Simon. See how the address for this video is different here:
This is top stuff - great info - how to feel humble and very grateful. I'm going to save both these links as I teach a bit of tool making now and then. As it happens, I have an Auriou rasp that I bought 25 yrs ago. At the time, I was told they were hand cut and I always wondered how. Now I know - cheers people.
Hello, I'm the one who did that video and saw in my YouTube account that members of this forum were interested in it so I registered to your Forum. I hope you don't mind. I'm just here to say hello and answer any questions you may have, even the simpliest ones, as I'm always happy to share with woodworkers. Best regards,
Nice to have you stop by, thanks for introducing yourself. I am thinking of getting a rasp or two from you soon. My intention is to use them for guitar neck work. My current approach is to roughly shape with a draw knife, refine from there with a spokeshave, and then, basically touch-up any irregularities and ridges, which are minor by that point. What grain would you recommend for this purpose?
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Peter Tsiorba Classical-Flamenco-Guitars tsiorba.com
Thanks for your question. According to my experience, Luthiers chose the half-round rasps for doing guitar necks (rather than Cabinet Makers rasps) because of the small radius of some curves at both end of the neck.
Regarding the grain, it all depend what you want to use the rasps for :
- a 300mm (12") with grain # 8 will do the roughing work probaly better than a draw knife. - a 250mm (10") with grain #11 can replace the the spokshave for refining work, and if I were to choose only one rasp for guitar neck making I would probably pick this one as it'll can do also more than just refining works, but a good part of the roughing work until some of the finishing work. - a 200 (8") with grain #14 will make the finishing work quick and easy.
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Yes, they all (cabinet makers, half-round, modellers, very tapered, curved) have one side flat and one side "half-round" but with different radius (also according to the length)
Here's a synthesis of all the different radius (except for Sage Leaf who has two half round side with different radius).
I just got one. From Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, it came with a maple handle. I got the 10-inch 9 g and it was much bigger and finer-grained than I expected, but I used it today and it is nice to have. It is much heavier and finer than either of the Nicholson 49 and Nicholson 50 that I have been using. The weight and width seem to make it do more of the work for me, and the shape of the tip is very nice for getting into tight places, like where the neck transitions into the head of the guitar. -Cheers
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