9" Shinto Saw Rasp

[Dave Lehnert]

Ran across the Shinto Rasp on Amazon and see it has high review rating.
Is it as good as the reviews say?

https://www.amazon.com/Shinto-SR-10-9-Saw-Rasp/dp/B004DIHDU0/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_0_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004DIHDU0&pd_rd_r=Y59F752YHBPC0525EJ68&pd_rd_w=2DHWj&pd_rd_wg=PMwyy&psc=1&refRID=Y59F752YHBPC0525EJ68#customerReviews

[Derek Cohen]

Is it as good as the reviews say?

Fantastic!

It has a coarse and a fine side. The coarse is similar to a 10 grain, while the fine is about 13 grain.

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/TheChairShapingArmsBackPart1_html_m155cbb8c.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Peter Christensen]

I don't have one but they are available with an offset handle.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=65692&cat=1,42524

[glenn bradley]

I have both styles but, not the “shorty” that you show. Love them.

[Bill Houghton]

Had one; donated it to the local Habitat ReStore; but that may be a product of how I use rasps. If I've got a flat or convex surface to shape, I tend to use a plane, spokeshave, or drawknife. Rasps come into play when I need to work a concave surface, so a flat rasp just isn't handy for me.

But they do have a good reputation.

[Derek Cohen]

I don't have one but they are available with an offset handle.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=65692&cat=1,42524

I have both as well, and find the one with the handle to be a pig to hold and use. The straight, unhandled one is a delight.

Regards from Perth

Derek