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[gregorio]

I can see why it's called the mystery braid, nice work :thumbup:

 

[garry3]

hey garry 3 , i did weigh it i think it was about 5lb ? im out of the country right now so cant check exactly .
i have a pic of the head with a tape measuring it at about 6 1/2" front to back , witch would make the handle about 27'' long .
hope thats usefull .
yeah that file thing is pretty good for some tasks (seemed to work really well across the grain ) i think its called a "float "? i might be wrong there ?
ive been woodworking for years and that was maybe the 2nd time ive ever used it . kinda takes just the right angle and grain direction for it to really work well .

That is bigger than what I thought.
Here is the file that I use. Replace that flat one with the rounded one and it will do much better. This on is marked 1508 PLOMB.

 

[bradlox]

Thats a sweet looking file ! Yeah im sure a round one would remove wood fast .

 

[garry3]

It does remove wood fast, right up there with a farriers rasp, but with out the teeth marks to remove. Its also easy to remove the wood clogging the teeth. I would bet that the files can still be had at the auto body and paint shops.
I don't have much information on that rasp but it was made by a company named Plomb sometime in the forties. Plumb sued Plomb and won a chunk of change.
Plomb specialized in automotive tools.