Just to wrap this up, the Corradi riffler set arrived from Lee Valley today and they are very satisfactory. The flat ones actually cut 1/4" wide but they cut well and leave a smooth enough surface for my needs. So, thanks again for the advice.
Doug
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Just to wrap this up, the Corradi riffler set arrived from Lee Valley today and they are very satisfactory. The flat ones actually cut 1/4" wide but they cut well and leave a smooth enough surface for my needs. So, thanks again for the advice.
Doug
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Yep, I like mine. They're really useful little tools. Glad they worked out!Originally Posted by Doug Hepler
Lee Valley woodworking>shaping>Japanese Milled-Tooth Plane Maker's Floats, Japanese Milled-Tooth Files. Highland Woodworking >Files, Rasps & Rifflers>Iwasaki...... They are all made by Iwasaki in Japan. I find the fine cut files... work better and even faster for me.
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Yep. LV doesn't offer the edge float, which is the Iwasaki that would have met Doug's specific need, but Highland does.
The X-fine Iwasakis are outstanding tools. I posted close-up macro shots (1.3 microns/pixel) of both the toothing and the resulting surface on a piece of offcut a few days ago. The "integral chip breaker" in those things is a nifty piece of tooth-forming.
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Uhh, isn't THIS it?
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Whoops, indeed it is. They just don't have it on the same page as the others. Thanks!
I provided two locations at Lee Valley (LV) specifically because the "float" and files/rasps... were at different locations. LV does not identify these tools as being made by Iwasaki, Highland Woodworking does, which may be the reason the items are handled differently. Might be that LV has manufacturing differences/specifications on the ones they sell, but I doubt it.
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