Quality 4 in hand

[Aerosmith101]

Does anyone know where I can get a good 4 in hand rasp?

 

[EngrSorenson]

FortyTwoBlades sells one at his shop. Looks good to me, though I don’t have one (yet!). Maybe he can comment on the on Baryonyx Knife Co. carries?

 

[Aerosmith101]

FortyTwoBlades sells one at his shop. Looks good to me, though I don’t have one (yet!). Maybe he can comment on the on Baryonyx Knife Co. carries?

I looked into those but he's out of stock until late January

 

[EngrSorenson]

I looked into those but he's out of stock until late January

well that's too bad! That was on my Christmas list!
I have a set of Narex rasps that I'm very happy with; they make them in coarse and fine. If you truly need a four-in-hand, it's not that, but they do a great job on the cheap.

Edit: A Aerosmith101 I have a few Nicholson files which I love. A quick google search found that they make a four-in-hand. I'd get this one:
Nicholson Half-Round 4-in-Hand Rasp and File, Rasp Cut, American Pattern, 8" Length

 

[jblyttle]

If in a pinch, grab a new Nicholson from a big box hardware store. I know that they are Mexican now, but a wood file should be just fine.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

The new Nicholsons are TRASH and have been for years now. New in package you can see the teeth all mashed and folded over on them. Horribly misshapen things.

 

[EngrSorenson]

The new Nicholsons are TRASH and have been for years now. New in package you can see the teeth all mashed and folded over on them. Horribly misshapen things.

Boy, that's terrible news...
So...
When are you getting more of those 4-in-hands in, Benjamin?

 

[Beachlogger]

Get a Shinto rasp, best thing I’ve come across for shaping wood

 

[EngrSorenson]

Get a Shinto rasp, best thing I’ve come across for shaping wood

Yeah, I’ve heard great things about Shinto rasps, but I’m not sure it addresses all the functions of a 4-in-hand with a half round.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

MicroPlane rasps are great stuff, too. Big fan of those.

 

[RIP Dequincy Jynxie]

The new Nicholsons are TRASH and have been for years now. New in package you can see the teeth all mashed and folded over on them. Horribly misshapen things.

I see one can get good vintage ones for like $40 a piece

Out of newbie curiosity, how does a manticore file compare to an old (good) Nicholson 4-n-hand?

 

[EngrSorenson]

I see one can get good vintage ones for like $40 a piece

Out of newbie curiosity, how does a manticore file compare to an old (good) Nicholson 4-n-hand?

you mean the manticore file from Baryonyx? It doesn’t really compare as it’s intended for working metal edges, and a four-in-hand is designed for wood.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

The Manticore is an abrasive file and the ribbing structure on it is to reduce surface contact to accordingly increase pressure on the work surface for faster cutting, not to function as "teeth". It would be utterly useless on wood, as it's intended for metal.

 

[Hickory n steel]

If in a pinch, grab a new Nicholson from a big box hardware store. I know that they are Mexican now, but a wood file should be just fine.

They've served me well.
Not the greatest ever I'm sure, but available and decent quality.
Certainly well cut and not bent or crooked...ect

 

[Aerosmith101]

The new Nicholsons are TRASH and have been for years now. New in package you can see the teeth all mashed and folded over on them. Horribly misshapen things.

I will second that, I have one of the newer Nicholson's and the package it came in is a better abrasive, I'm not joking I actually tried it.