Rasp

[Don Case]

I got a 14" Savedge Farriers rasp for Christmas. Boy does it cut wood! I can do a lot of damage with this thing. The cardboard sleeve it came in is not going to last long. I was thinking of a leather or plywood sleeve. What do you use?
Thanks
Don

[osage outlaw]

I use a larger bike tire tube that slides over the rasp nicely.  I keep all my rasps protected in bike tire pieces. 

[JW_Halverson]

I use a larger bike tire tube that slides over the rasp nicely.  I keep all my rasps protected in bike tire pieces.

That is brilliant, Clint! Bike shops throw out a lot of tire tubes daily, cheap and effective rasp sleeves.

[StickMan47]

Well you lucky dog!  I looked at those about a month back and almost bought me one, 30 bucks I believe is what it was! I decided to wait. Wish I woulda gotten it then. I have a Shinto currently but that Savedge looked like it would put the Shinto to shame on hogging wood.

I hang most of mine from a nail on a shelf above my bench that way they are handy. I have thought about making a canvas type holder for a few of my tools; one with pockets so I can slide them in and then roll it up so I can carry them easier whenever I'm not at home. That Savedge seems like it would wear some leather out pretty quick going in and out. Might have to line it with kydex or something of the sort and make it a little loose for the rough side.

[StickMan47]

Like your idea too Clint. That's a lot easier than what I was thinkin.

[Traxx]

Ive been tryin to tell people bout the Save edge,for a while now.Watch em when they are new,they will cut ya and you wont even know it till you see the blood.

I use pieces of hand line fire hose to store mine in.

[RyanR]

I may have to make something like that for traveling to gatherings. Mine just set on my wood bench.

[toomanyknots]

Ive been tryin to tell people bout the Save edge,for a while now.Watch em when they are new,they will cut ya and you wont even know it till you see the blood.

I use pieces of hand line fire hose to store mine in.

I remember you telling me about the save edge, I still haven't tried one. I have been using the 40 dollar ones from tracker supply co for years now. I'd sure like to try one out though.

[Don Case]

I paid $60 for mine. (I buy my own Christmas presents) I have looked at the net and found them in the $30 range. $10 shipping and some tax gets me within the "I want it now" range so I'm not upset at the price. I tried it on some old chunks of dry OS and I bet with a little pressure I could take off almost 1/4" at a swipe. Long controlled pushes peels off dozens of foot long curlies. It is almost scary. Like I said before I think it would be easy to ruin a stave with this. My bandsaw has met it's match(well, almost)

[mikekeswick]

Have a look at Auriou rasps for the ultimate......I treated myself to 3 of them for Christmas. These tools are delightful to work with. 
for storage I made some leather pockets. I made the bottom piece sit flat with an edge reinforcer and then cut the top piece of the 'sandwich' 1/2 inch wider so that when it is stitched on the top piece is convex. This allows the rasp to slide in and out easily and more importantly without taking shavings of leather with it.

[Tom Leemans]

I had some leather laying around and made a simple sheath for mine.

[PEARL DRUMS]

I abuse mine and offer them zero protection. Honestly? They work great and Ive only replaced my rasps once in 150 (or so) bows.

[Eric Garza]

I prefer a Nicholson Farrier's Rasp, as they comes with rounded flat edges that make working the rasp with two hands easy and very safe. Price is also quite reasonable. Once I bought a pair of these, I haven't hardly touched any of my other rasps or files, except for my chain saw file that I use to cut nocks.

[Traxx]

I Have Given away many of my used  Save edge to folks through the years.Gave about 20 of em to John Strunk and he said,after using one of them,that he doubts,he will use more than 5 of em,for the rest of his life.He was so impressed,that he gave me one of his arrow planes and a bunch of his doug fir arrow blanks,in trade.
Ed Scott uses em in his classes as well.

Lets put it this way....
I would never hand a brand new Save edge,to an aspiring Farrier as they could easily draw blood with them.If anyone gets a new one,i suggest you use it with care or youll be making a few kids bows untill you do.LOL
PS.If you use a Farriers rasp,i suggest you use one of the many styles of handles available for them.It gives the best control and hand comfort.The screw on wood ones work well and are the best value,for someone that doesnt use them daily,otherwise i suggest the aluminum set screw type.I advise against the Plastic slip on type.

[Don Case]

Is there a clamp-on handle for the far end(or whatever you call it)?