file/rasp ID

[BuddyC01]

So,
my favorite things to find, when rooting through people's stuff, is things I've not seen before. So, can someone please tell me the proper name for this nifty little tool?

Thanks!

BuddyC

IMG_20190511_155035 by William Clark, on Flickr

IMG_20190511_155050 by William Clark, on Flickr

 

[MShaw]

I believe it is called a bulls foot file or rasp. Designed to work small areas in a big work piece without working the whole surface.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Not to dispute MShaw on the name, but just to provide another data point, my dad called them stub files and rasps. I haven't seen one in a long time! His holder was a little different. Same concept though.

 

[BuddyC01]

I believe it is called a bulls foot file or rasp. Designed to work small areas in a big work piece without working the whole surface.

Well that made for some interesting Googles. Seems to be a very likely call. What I've found is lots of home made bulls foot files and clock maker bulls foot files. It's too bad this one doesn't have a maker's mark on it. I think it's a pretty interesting tool.

Pvt Lugnutz: I imagine Stub File is a nick name for them too but now all that comes up is a computer programming term by that name.

Thanks !

 

[Janda21]

Not to dispute MShaw on the name, but just to provide another data point, my dad called them stub files and rasps. I haven't seen one in a long time! His holder was a little different. Same concept though.

+1

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I imagine Stub File is a nick name for them too but now all that comes up is a computer programming term by that name.

1911 Nicholson catalog excerpt.

 

[BuddyC01]

This is the best group on the internets.... Thanks Private!