Rasp

 ( Alabaster ) 

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.

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Uses Rasps come in a variety of shapes—rectangular, round, and half-round—and vary in coarseness, from finest, "cabinet", to most coarse, "wood".

Hasluck (2011). 9781602391734, Skyhorse Publishing. . ISBN 9781602391734

, for example, commonly use rasps to remove excess wall from a Horse 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. and are used to rough out alabaster work.

Machine made Rasps have uniformly stamped teeth. They often leave deeper marks and will require a subsequent smoothing step.

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See also

• Metalworking hand tool
• Surform
• Woodworking tools

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