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Rifflers - gMike - 02-23-2017 I am working on a cutting board with a handle in 7/4 stock and came up against a problem. I don't own anything that can get into a tight inside curve to round it over. I tried a file which left a mess of gouges, etc. I tried 80 grit sandpaper and finally realized I'd be really old before I could get the roundover I want that way. After way too much time I remembered that I bought a riffler from Tools For Working Wood some time ago. A long search ensued but I finally found it living among my chisels. That thing, (12 grain ,#2 riffler) is perfect for this little chore. It is curved just enough to get into the gap and the tooth pattern leaves a rough but not jagged surface. It took me 10 minutes to do what I needed to do and 2 hours of screwing around before I remembered I'd bought it. Obviously, this is the first time I used it but it won't be the last. I highly recommend this little tool for those of you who do any carving or cutting of inside curves that need to be rounded over. I'm sure I'll find a ton of other uses for this thing now that I remembered that I own it! RE: Rifflers - Joe Tilson - 02-24-2017 Just to let you know you're not in the wrong room. Thanks for posting this, it will be a great help to me in the future. Joe P.S. How about some pictures? RE: Rifflers - gMike - 02-24-2017 I was beginning to wonder if I posted to the wrong forum... Here's the page from the TFWW site. https://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/dept/TAUR/item/AU-RR02.XX They aren't cheap but they certainly do the job for which they were intended. RE: Rifflers - ac445ab - 02-25-2017 Hi, I agree, they are very useful tools for fast rounding. I have a couple of these hand made rifflers I bought here in Italy, but they are on USA web sites, too: https://www.sculpturehouse.com/s-315-b-and-b-artigiana-italian-rasps.aspx I am using them for rounding the plane handles I make. I ordered the rifflers from the producer directly, by mail (info@bbartigiana.it); these have a smaller curvature ray than the standard one (same shape but one is coarser). RE: Rifflers - Phil S. - 02-26-2017 Another handy tool for working inside curves is TFWW's saw handle rasp - I've used it for shaping totes and such and found it to work well. More comfortable in the hand and a bit cheaper than the Auriou rifflers. Phil RE: Rifflers - gMike - 02-26-2017 Now that rasp looks really useful. I just ordered one. It should work well for the oddball things I do. |