rasp
{{Short description|Filing tool}}
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File:HoofRasp.jpg using a two-sided file, double-cut on the visible side and rasp cut against a horse's hoof]]
A rasp is a coarse form of file used for shaping wood, metal, or other material. Typically a hand tool, it consists of a generally tapered rectangular, round, or half-round sectioned bar of case hardened steel with distinct, individually cut teeth. A narrow, pointed tang is common at one end, to which a handle may be fitted.{{Citation | last = Lye | first = P. F. | title = Metalwork theory, Book 1 | publisher = Nelson Thornes | year = 1993 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bM01FIZce7IC | isbn = 978-0-17-444313-1 | postscript =.|pages=12–13}}
Uses
Rasps come in a variety of shapes—rectangular, round, and half-round—and vary in coarseness, from finest, "cabinet", to most coarse, "wood".{{cite book |author=Hasluck |first=Paul N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AjZ-EvlC38MC&pg=PA119 |title=The Handyman's Guide: Essential Woodworking Tools and Techniques |date=February 2011 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=978-1-60239-173-4 |page=119}} Farriers, for example, commonly use rasps to remove excess wall from a horse's hoof. They are also used in woodworking for rapidly removing material and are easier to control than a drawknife. The rough surfaces they leave may be smoothed with finer tools, such as single- or double-cut files.
Rasps are used in shaping alabaster. Saws and chisels are used to rough out alabaster work.
See also
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Category:Woodworking hand tools
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