The Dovetail Kid » rasp http://dovetailkid.com Exploring woodworking using traditional hand tools Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:34:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Changing a tool’s DNA http://dovetailkid.com/2009/06/24/changing-a-tools-dna/ http://dovetailkid.com/2009/06/24/changing-a-tools-dna/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:35:51 +0000 Luis http://wordpress.dovetailkid.com/?p=5 Nicholson Woodchuck Chisel RaspI was catching up on my reading and found an odd post written by The Schwarz where he mentioned “a chisel with rasp-like teeth on its shank”. It sounded like a joke to me…

Everyone who’s been reading Chris’ blog for a while knows he’s a funny guy, but he’s also a talented and knowledgeable woodworker, and above all, a professional journalist. So I gave it a second though and realized I wanted to see what that joke of a tool was all about.

A quick Google search and there it was, right on the first page and being sold on Amazon, the Nicholson WoodChuck Chisel Rasp Set! And it looks freaking odd, like someone decided to play with the tool’s DNA and the result wasn’t quite what they expected.

A few questions cross my mind:

  • How do you flatten the back of the chisel on your precious stones?
  • How to you do a paring cut without denting the surface around?
  • Do you hold the tip of the tool while using the rasp? Watch out, it’s the cutting edge!!

Nicholson Woodchuck Chisel Rasp SetThe more I think about it the more I want to go to my shop and take some paring shavings with my Japanese chisels and maybe smooth some curves with my Auriou rasp.

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