Who do rasps have only one handle?

[David Cefai]

You could use some masking tape around the tip of the rasp until you get used to using it as others have described. Trust me, you will.

[John Coloccia]

Good tip on removing the tang. I have to admit that I just use my fingertips to hold it and I have a light touch, so it's not a problem for me. Still I wouldn't recommend using it without a handle to others since it's highly user dependent safety wise. Your tip does remove the danger, but good files and rasps are kinda pricey to do that unless it's for a dedicated purpose.

Most of my larger rasps have handles on them but I don't ever actually use the handle. It's just there to keep me from stabbing myself and as a convenient place to hang it from on the peg board. I'm definately a fingertip/light touch guy as well.

[Jon van der Linden]

You could use some masking tape around the tip of the rasp until you get used to using it as others have described. Trust me, you will.

Personally I would never tape a rasp or file, you risk gunking up the teeth in a semi permanent way. If you need tape, that's what fingers are for.

You can see Karl Holtey using tape this way on his blog in post #41 here: http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/
Although he isn't using a file in this photo, there are older posts that show him taping his fingers for filing operations.

[Prashun Patel]

I use the Dragon rasps also. There are times when I use them one handed, times when I use them two handed. Roughing up yr fingertips is just par for the course. The only time I use 2 hands is when I'm really trying to finesse something; in these cases yr not pushing hard, so it's not painful.

If you need force, you should be concentrating on getting a good handle that lets you get some force and leverage behind the tool - not on the nose.