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Hand Stiching a rasp or riffler
November 21, 2011
4:19 am
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Bob Johnson
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See http://www.liogier-france.fr/w.....g=en#video for an interesting video on making hand stiched rasps. Looks like making a knife with "an attitude".

December 21, 2011
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Thats some intricate work! That guy has an amazing touch with a punch!

December 21, 2011
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Considering the hand work involved, maybe the roughly $100 per rasp is a fair price?

December 21, 2011
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People get good at what they do.

“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~

December 21, 2011
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ya i bet after the first few hundred it gets real easy....it is still inpressive tho... i like the holder to keep it from warping when hardening!wonder if that would work with a sword.....

December 22, 2011
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Fantastic work. I hope he gets a pretty penny for them.

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