French Hand-Cut Rasps

[David Keller NC]

FYI - For those members like me that appreciated Auriou rasps, The Best Things (http://www.thebestthings.com/newtools/files_rasps.htm) contracted with some former employees of the firm to make the same rasps. The advantage here is that The Best Things is in the US, so shipping is less and service is faster than getting the new Auriou rasps shipped from Europe. In general, the UPS shipping they charge is far below what you could walk into the local UPS store and ship things for. There also seem to be a better selection of forms, sizes and grades (aggressiveness) than the new Auriou, last time I checked.

Disclaimer - I'm a fairly good customer of The Best Things, but I've no business relationship with them other than that.

[Bill Fleming]

That is great to know. Also, didn't realize that Auriou was fully back in business and shipping to the USA. See: http://www.forge-de-saint-juery.com/index.html

thx Bill

[Matt Z Wilson]

Good Call Mr. Keller. This is what I love about this forum, no one hides info, they quickly tell everyone they know what they've found. strong work.