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Rasp
Filing tool / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the wood working tool. For other uses, see RASP (disambiguation).
A rasp is a coarse form of file used for coarsely shaping wood 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.[1]
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