Files in history

[Joezilla]

Hey guys,
I wanted to pass on this little public domain book
http://books.google.com/books?id=DlZAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Love it! Talks about the different types of files. Really interesting stuff. Can you imagine making one by hand?

 

[zerogee]

Here's an account of making files by hand in old Sheffield - just text, but some amazing details: http://www.knife-expert.com/filemak.txt -- for a 10" half-round file with 120 teeth per inch, there were a total of about twenty two thousand cuts - each done by hand.