Rasps For Gun Making

[kansas_volunteer]

The two Liogier rasp I ordered arrived today. They are really nice -- nice enough to be worth the price. One is the long, narrow gunsmiths model. I can see why Dave Person values his. There have been times when working wood I've wished for either a longer or narrower rasp. This lean tool will answer the call. The other wood grater is made to be used two-handed like a spokeshave. The rasp portion is about 5-inches long with a tang on each end, fitted with two mansized wooden handles. I don't have a clear vision of the tool's usefulness. However I think it will be useful for rough shaping, perhaps following a drawknife. Occasionally I've wanted a rasp that will cut going sideways. This two-handed ripper just might satisfy.

The hand stitched teeth are distinctively sharp. Each rasp has its own firm plastic case that should protect it in a tool box quite well.

 

[reddogge]

I carve decoys, shorebirds and also build the occasional rifle. This Kutzall rasp seems to fit the bill for shaping.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/kutzall-original-half-round-hand-rasp-8-coarse-hr8330

 

[IanH]

I bought a Shinto rasp a couple of years ago on a whim and it is a total "game changer" for flat or convex curves on hardwood. I save my old Nicholson cabinet maker's rasp for concave work.

A small, handheld belt sander is also a real time saver and is second to none for the first 90% of shaping the end grain for butt plates.