Files and
rasps are shaping
tools that with practice can offer more control than power tools while reducing the amount of time you' ll have to spend sanding. What counts on
rasps is tooth pattern and coarseness of cut, length and shape. Rasps have individual teeth that are made by a punch, either by machine or by hand, in a process called stitching. Woodworking rasps are from 6 in. to 14 in. long and are flat, round or half-round. They come in several degrees of coarseness: wood rasps are the roughest, followed in order by cabinet rasps and patternmakers' rasps. And within each of those three groups, there are different degrees of coarseness, from the roughest to smoothest cut.
Rifflers are special kinds of
rasps and
files that are made for detailing. They have an S-shape and a narrow profile with rectangular, oval, triangular or pointed heads that can reach into small spaces. A good combination is a riffler with one smooth end and one coarse end. The coarse-cut teeth of the double-ended
rifflers made by CORRADI will eat through the toughest woods in no time and the selection of different shapes provides with the right tool for every shaping job. Their rifflers put the finishing touches on your highly detailed work. Each riffler cuts wood, plastics, and soft metal and are also ideal for carvers, model-makers and woodworkers and sculptors.
