Quote Originally Posted by Tom M King View Post
I would add: take long light strokes, rather than short heavy ones, or at least if you buy full length files. I see people in videos taking short heavy strokes, and it's kind of like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
What Tom said. Spot on. I'm not sure why there's an urge to take heavy strokes -- maybe some misguided sense that it will be faster? I don't know, but long, light strokes definitely work better. Probably better for file life, too.