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Metalworking Woodworking Tool Cut Hand Tool Steel Case Hardened Tang Rasp

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A file is a metalworking, woodworking and plastic working tool used to cut fine amounts of material

from a work piece. It most commonly refers to the hand toolstyle, which takes the form of a steel bar
with a case hardened surface and a series of sharp, parallel teeth. Most files have a narrow,
pointed tang at one end to which a handle can be fitted.
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A similar tool is the rasp. This is an older form, with simpler teeth. As they have larger clearance
between teeth, these are usually used on softer, non-metallic materials.
Related tools have been developed with abrasive surfaces, such as diamond abrasives or silicon
carbide. Because of their similar form and function, these have also been termed 'files'.

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