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The last thing I made was a Mocotaugan knife handle out of hard maple for a Ben Orford external bevel blade, inspired by the scrolls found on violins.

Yeah but then she'd leave me and I'd have to clean the house as well, so I'd have even less time to do some woodworking. :) (I hope she never reads this or I'll be for it) I wish there was a way to help out, I really do. I'd have to give 40% of that £10 to the tax man straight away and I...

This is a very interesting discussion, which I must confess makes me a little sad. When I taught myself to sharpen saws, I gave some serious thought to starting a sideline business offering a saw sharpening service to other UK woodworkers. If I was retired I think I would definitely have done...

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I think we will all have to wait and see what the price works out to be. Having had to deal with crappy files though, I would certainly pay more for consistent high quality files. Brett doesn't anticipate it being that much more. I just want to give a shout out to Brett for taking the...

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Reggie - Your wish is my command. Grab a cold one and some popcorn. http://youtu.be/u-_MF2Mnxwc Enjoy!

Psst! I won't tell anyone, but Scandinavia consists of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

It is a bit of an eye opener isn't it? Makes me feel like someone is trying to take me for a mug, but we're onto them.

Very true Toby. I won't only be buying saw files from the manufacturer who shows their worth and steps up to the challenge. Manufactuers who deliver the goods deserve customer loyalty in return.

Not as sharp as your wit Brett, but as sharp as I could get them with the files currently available. :)

Brett assures me that economies of scale will be possible - there is a worldwide market demand to satisfy. 4" XX slims are not only the biggest problem, they are one of the most commonly used sizes as people drift towards very fine tooth saws for very fine quality work. The point that MIGNAL...

More details from Brett: What it comes down to are the following KPIs for file making: • Correct corner radiii for the file & tooth size, and keeping the teeth on the corners rather than on the floor • Choice of steel - critical • Forging blank shape - critical (I'm thinking taper here) •...

Cheshirechappie - You raise some good points and at the end of the day it might prove unfeasible. What I do know is that if we do nothing now, the situation is sure to get worse in the years to come. Exactly what price point the files end up retailing at remains to be seen. Personally, I would...

Yeah Reggie - I'm a lefty too and it does make a difference.

A couple of other points for clarification: Classes of files are: • Needle files - always double cut and do not leave as good a surface finish as a result. the triangular Needles are ALWAYS 3 Square meaning that the edges are not cut - not suitable for saws as it leaves a sharp gullet which...

Reggie - Brett tells me that a fairly major retailer (in the boutique tool sense) in the USA "can't wait to get Grobet out of their hair"

Shrubby - I did a 4 year engineering apprenticeship when I left school. I had to file a cube too. That was hard enough to get all faces parallel, square and the same length. I can't imagine what it must have been like to then have to file it into a sphere. Rather him than me.