+- Woodnet Forums (https://forums.woodnet.net)
+-- Thread: Safe edge wood file (/showthread.php?tid=7366839)
Safe edge wood file - thewalnutguy - 12-29-2021
I've been trying unsuccessfully to find a flat file, single cut on one side and double cut on the other and with two safe edges to allow filing a surface right up to a 90 degree "wall" without any damage done by the edge. Does anyone know of a source for such a file. I did find a source for one double-sided flat file with one safe edge, but not two.
RE: Safe edge wood file - Derek Cohen - 12-29-2021
Grind the teeth off the sides.
Fine tuning mitred dovetails ...
![[Image: EntryHallTableForANiece3_html_3b0f734d.jpg]](http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/EntryHallTableForANiece3_html_3b0f734d.jpg)
Regards from Perth
Derek
RE: Safe edge wood file - iclark - 12-30-2021
You can find a file and modify it as Derek suggested or search for a side float.
You may have better luck searching for 2 files: one for each pattern that you want.
RE: Safe edge wood file - Bill_Houghton - 12-30-2021
Or, if you don't have a grinder, make a sanding stick: thin piece of hardwood the width you want, with sandpaper of the grit you want glued on with spray adhesive. You could make as many sticks/grits in as many widths as you need for the work you're doing.
RE: Safe edge wood file - Philip1231 - 12-31-2021
(12-29-2021, 08:35 PM)thewalnutguy Wrote: I've been trying unsuccessfully to find a flat file, single cut on one side and double cut on the other and with two safe edges to allow filing a surface right up to a 90 degree "wall" without any damage done by the edge. Does anyone know of a source for such a file. I did find a source for one double-sided flat file with one safe edge, but not two.
I've been using the Auriou "Albi" 11/14 grain rasp to accomplish this task: two safe edges: very impressive results.
![[Image: Auriou-G010026-Albi-Combination-Rasps__9...29.jpg?c=2]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-dd025/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/62/297/Auriou-G010026-Albi-Combination-Rasps__90872.1619515629.jpg?c=2)
RE: Safe edge wood file - AHill - 12-31-2021
These files offered by Highland Woodworking have safe edges. They are Japanese. They are really floats, but the extreme fine ones can do a pretty good job of tuning up joinery.
https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/blog5/iwasaki3.html
RE: Safe edge wood file - thewalnutguy - 12-31-2021
(12-31-2021, 10:18 AM)AHill Wrote: These files offered by Highland Woodworking have safe edges. They are Japanese. They are really floats, but the extreme fine ones can do a pretty good job of tuning up joinery.
https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/blog5/iwasaki3.html
Many thanks, that looks like precisely what I'd been looking for.
RE: Safe edge wood file - thewalnutguy - 12-31-2021
(12-31-2021, 09:11 AM)Philip1231 Wrote: I've been using the Auriou "Albi" 11/14 grain rasp to accomplish this task: two safe edges: very impressive results.
thank you for your reply, that looks like it might be an option