Workshop Heaven Hand Stitched Round Rasp 150mm No.8 (80tcm)

Round rasps are excellent for opening out and softening the shape of holes in a drilled blank and other tight internal curves.Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to a soft anvil to have their teeth individually raised or ‘stitched’ one by one with a special punch and a curved file makers hammer.The handles are turned from English walnut with brass ferrules to a 200 year old Holtzapffel pattern, individually fitted and set by hand for a comfortable, elegant and secure grip. Shoulder to tip: 150mm from shoulder to tip Diameter: 6mm tapering down to 3.5mm at the tip Rasp CareIn order to keep your rasps clean and free from corrosion we recommend removing any clogging from the surface with a stiff bristled brush and applying a few drops of camellia oil as a corrosion inhibitor after each use. Store your rasps in such a way that they cannot touch or rub against each other.