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Thread: Liogier handlemaker rasps
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15th April 2016, 06:51 PM #76
Peter, using a float would be one approach, but I don't use them for M&T work myself. If it's necessary to clean up a tenon, for e.g., my trusty 78 rebate does a very quick, neat & controllable job on any tenon more than about 25mm wide. I do have a couple of float-like files that are occasionally handy round the shed, but I wouldn't really class them as absolutely essential tools. There are quite a few Liogier rasps I would buy ahead of their floats. However, we all have our own preferences & work methods, so it's a case of whatever floats your boat....
Cheers,IW
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15th April 2016, 07:53 PM #77
For me, a tenon float or better still the combination float is not quite essential, but very close to it, but I don't use it for tenons. I use if for rounding over end grain. The surface it leaves is excellent (in hardwood anyway) when going 45° across end grain. Don't even need to sand.
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15th April 2016, 09:05 PM #78
I use floats to shape the mortices of my saw handles and consider them essential. I also find them useful for a variety of additional tasks including tenons. A great advantage of a float over a rasp is that the float can be sharpened.
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18th April 2016, 02:39 PM #79
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18th April 2016, 07:00 PM #80Woodworking mechanic
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