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Mike Cogswell
10-19-2012, 10:36 AM
Has anyone tried the auger bit file from India that LV, L-N and others are selling since Nicholson quite making theirs?
Charles Bjorgen
10-19-2012, 1:24 PM
I bought a couple of those from Lie-Nielsen earlier this year and found they seem to work okay. I used them on some used auction site auger bits, both Irwin and Jennings.
Kevin Grady
10-19-2012, 3:42 PM
I bought the one from LV and haven't had any issues with it.
john davey
10-19-2012, 4:15 PM
Seems it in no longer available at Lee Valley or am I missing something. I have an order in the cart just waiting to see if I can find one of these. I would hate to have to make an order to Lie-Nielsen just for this. That of course would make be buy something else and then well, we all know what happens from there :). So if LV has them can you show me the link?

Thanks, John
Kevin Grady
10-19-2012, 4:56 PM
Yep, no longer available:
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32954&cat=1,43072,43089
Kevin Grady
10-19-2012, 4:57 PM
Found one on TFWW, not as cheap but probably worth it.

http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/dept/TH/item/MS-AUG/Auger_Bit_File
glenn bradley
10-19-2012, 5:01 PM
MAG BIT has a version. Amazon and others carry it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M273E2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Order 2 and get free shipping ;-)
Jeff Heath
10-19-2012, 5:21 PM
Different grits of sticky back 3M "Scary sharp" paper glued to a thin hardwood scrap do wonders for tuning up augering bits.

Jeff
Gary Herrmann
10-19-2012, 10:04 PM
You can find auger bit files made in the USA on the bay periodically.
Jessica Pierce-LaRose
10-20-2012, 10:18 AM
I've got the one from TFWW, no problems with it at all, and I've used it quite a bit. In the past I've used needle files with a safe edge ground on them, or spark plug files, or sandpaper glued to wood. Somewhere I used to have a little diamond file that fit just perfect on the larger bits. It did a great job.

EDIT: I just looked, and I must of ordered my file a while ago, it's a US made Nicholson. TFWW says they now carry an Italian file (http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/MS-AUG/Search/auger%20bit%20file/Auger_Bit_File) which they say is a bit nicer. Certainly the enlarged view makes it look a little better made than mine.