Nicholson Rasps

[PeteM]

Received my MADE IN USA Nicholson #49 and #50 rasps a few weeks ago.
I am VERY happy with them!

Some time ago production of the rasps moved from the US to Brazil and the quality suffered.
Get the whole story here:

http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/...tore&nextpage=/extra/blogpage.html&BlogID=181

Are the as good as the Auriou? Nope, but for half the price they are really close for general shaping and they are FAR better than any other rasp I have tried. I still might spring for an Auriou 12 or 13 for finer work but that will have to wait a while.

I got them from Boggs Tool:
http://www.boggstool.com/

pete

 

[gazzer]

I bought a 49/50 pair a few years ago for those infrequent times that only a rasp would do. Guess what? - I am using them for a lot more things that I ever thought possible, from fitting joints to fine-tuning a shape. Well worth the investment.

-G

 

[cyclopentadiene]

I have a #49 & #50 and use them all of the time.

Has anyone out there used the Kutzall rasp and kutzall round rasp from Veritas? I tried them at the ww show in Charlotte this past weekend and was quite impressed. I also tried the "float" style rasp which was also impressive. I had tried the float rasps at the Lie Nielsen event at the craft center at NCSU. I just cannot make up my mind if these are worth the price of gold that Lie Nielsen and Veritas charge for their products.

Anyone use these regularly?