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Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel. The rasp blanks are carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to a soft anvil to have their teeth individually raised or ‘stitched’ one by one with a special punch and a curved filemakers hammer.
The handles are turned from English walnut with brass ferrules to a 200 year old Holtzappfel pattern, individually fitted and set by hand for a comfortable, elegant and secure grip.
If you are an absolute beginner with rasps we suggest starting with the 150mm halfround No.5 and a small project like a new handle for a plane or saw, more confident sculptors may prefer to begin with the set of six or select individual tools from the range.
Suitable for use on dry wood or soft carveable stone, our rasps are absolutely faithful to the traditional forms. No other tool gives such an immersive connection with your materials and the creative process.
A carefully handpicked selection of 150mm hand stitched rasps each with a Holtzapffel pattern walnut handle to cover a wide range of small to medium sized work.
Hand Rasp No.3 (28tcm), Threesquare Rasp No.4 (38tcm), Square Rasp No.4 (38tcm), Cabinet Rasp No.5 (48tcm), Half Round Rasp No.7 (70tcm), Round Rasp No.9 (90tcm) in a 6 Pocket Canvas Tool Roll
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and ann...
After drilling or sawing away as much waste as possible, this graduated set of large aggressive handmade rasps are used to take larger workpieces as efficiently as possible to ‘near net shape’.
Once the overall shape is established, the really rewarding bit begins as you blend facets and home in on the final curved surfaces with smaller finer rasps.
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A vicious stock remover for hogging away waste on flat or convex surfaces with minimum effort, this heavy rasp is a delightful tool to work with.
Face width: 24mm x 5mm, Coarseness: 10 teeth per square cm (very coarse).
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to ...
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Long, broad, and highly efficient, this coarse rasp is used for initial shaping of larger workpieces like table legs, arched aprons or large sculptural pieces.
Shoulder to tip: 250mm , Face width: 28mm, Coarseness: 14 teeth per square cm (coarse).
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth ...
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The final stage of rough shaping, the halfround profile can get into tighter radii than the cabinet and the No.4 (coarse / medium) toothing gives more controlled material removal and a finer surface as you gradually sneak up on your lines.
Face width: 25mm, Coarseness: 20 teeth per square cm (medium/coarse).
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel...
A fairly aggressive hand rasp for initial shaping of flat or convex surfaces. Both faces of the rasp are toothed right up to the edges.
Face width: 15mm x 2.5mm, Coarseness: 28 teeth per square cm (medium/coarse)
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to a...
Square rasps are invaluable for forming angular shapes from round ones – forming a square or arched hole from a drilled one is the classic example.
The 150mm square rasp has a tapered tip and a slender 5mm square section, so it is easy to get started into holes of 7mm or larger.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and &lsquo...
Used for working small flats, cutting grooves and forming acute internal corners down to 60 degrees, the triangular section and finely toothed corners of the threesquare rasp makes it a versatile favourite.
Face width: 9mm tapering to 5mm at the tip Coarseness: 38 teeth per square cm (medium)
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully gro...
This medium half round rasp is designed for hogging away material fast in the early stages of defining the shape of the workpiece.
150mm from shoulder to tip, 16mm wide tapering down to 9mm at the tip and 5mm thick tapering down to 2mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before bei...
This relatively fine half round rasp is excellent for refining curves and is your main workhorse for establishing the final shape.
150mm from shoulder to tip, 16mm wide tapering down to 9mm at the tip and 5mm thick tapering down to 2mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface befo...
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This fine half round rasp is excellent for refining curves and is your main workhorse for establishing the final shape.
150mm from shoulder to tip, 16mm wide tapering down to 9mm at the tip and 5mm thick tapering down to 2mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being st...
Round rasps are excellent for opening out and softening the shape of holes in a drilled blank and other tight internal curves.
150mm from shoulder to tip, 6mm diameter tapering down to 3.5mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to a soft anvil to have the...
Round rasps are excellent for opening out and softening the shape of holes in a drilled blank and other tight internal curves.
150mm from shoulder to tip, 6mm diameter tapering down to 3.5mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to a soft anvil to have the...
Round rasps are excellent for opening out and softening the shape of holes in a drilled blank and other tight internal curves.
150mm from shoulder to tip, 6mm diameter tapering down to 3.5mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being strapped to a soft anvil to have the...
This medium rasp is designed for hogging away material fast in the early stages of defining the shape of the workpiece. The 28teeth per centimetre grain is ideal for exotic hardwoods, bone and antler.
17mm wide tapering down to 13mm at the tip and 4mm thick tapering down to 3mm at the tip.
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and &...
This medium toothed cabinet rasp has a similar section to a halfround but flatter, so it can’t work such tight curves but is more efficient on shallow ones.
Face width: 17m and 3mm thick with 48 teeth per square cm (medium/coarse).
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘fined’ to a smooth surface before being s...
The fine toothed No.7 cabinet rasp is a lovely tool for finessing gently flowing shapes on larger workpieces. More efficient on shallow curves and able to cut sideways to produce deep crisp undercuts, a lovely tool to use.
Face 17mm wide and 3mm thick, 70 tcm2 .
Each Workshop Heaven hand stitched rasp begins life as a forged and annealed blank of high carbon tool steel is carefully ground and ‘...