A Planer File???

[Bill White]

Never heard of these fellows, but they sure do what the name suggests.
Atkins "PLaner". I have one that has straight across teeth, and two that have cambered teeth.

Both are new old stock, and are very sharp, cut very smoothly in new condition.

What say you?

Bill

[steven c newman]

Millers Falls sold them. Bright red knob out front. Rear handle could swing until it looked like a plane's tote, or swing down to look like a file. Might be a part of the Buck Rodgers line-up?

[Jim Koepke]

What say you?

I say I want some. This sounds like files made like a float. Great tools to have when you can find them.

jtk

[Joe A Faulkner]

It's a plane, it's a file, it'ss planer file!

http://oldtoolheaven.com/bench/1220.htm

Looks like Stanley offers a couple variations on the theme

http://www.stanleytools.com/products/hand-tools/woodworking-tools/files-surform

[Bill White]

These are not similar to the Surform. They are plain old file shaped. No handle dodads.
Bill

[Kees Heiden]

Something like this?
http://www.artechski.com/swix-long-panzer-file-extra-coarse-30-cm/?gclid=COPk6Jrqsc0CFXMz0wodJW8DMg

[Bill White]

Kees, that's pretty close. The Panzer with the attachment holes would be used on the "body plane" for auto body repair. I have one of those too.
The Atkins files have a regular tang like a standard file. They do have safe edges.
Bill

[Jim Koepke]

Kees, that's pretty close. The Panzer with the attachment holes would be used on the "body plane" for auto body repair. I have one of those too.
The Atkins files have a regular tang like a standard file. They do have safe edges.
Bill

Bill, Is there any way you can post some pictures? It sure would be of help trying to pin down what you have.

jtk

[Patrick Chase]

Something like this?
http://www.artechski.com/swix-long-panzer-file-extra-coarse-30-cm/?gclid=COPk6Jrqsc0CFXMz0wodJW8DMg

OT, but since you linked it at Artech: Panzar-toothed Body files like those are extremely effective at bulk material removal, but also a great way to ruin a ski if you don't know what you're doing. I use them for rough bevel-setting and for recessing the sidewall above the edge so that it doesn't get in the way of subsequent sharpening steps. I usually snap big ones like that in half though, as I prefer shorter Panzar-tooth files.

[Kees Heiden]

A Vixen file is also similar, but usually has a tang. Bahco also sells something like it, but I forgot their brandname.

[Joe Bailey]

I suspect the OP is talking about one of these -- we used these in the old days for auto body work (especially lead -- which we used before the advent of Bondo)

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[Mike Brady]

Yup, Vixen files. They are basically a float with crescent shaped teeth. They are used on lead and other fillers in auto body work, but they can be very useful on wood. They are usually 12" or longer. The nice thing about regular floats is they can be resharpened.