Whats this file used for

[tombear]

At Bolton Flea I picked up a file amongst some other bits which I spent the afternoon cleaning up and putting a handle on

Its a millenicut so is for shifting large amounts of soft stuff like ally or brass but the shape is puzzling me. Its a hollowed out back casting. Anybody know what its intended for as I've not come across the shape before? The Maker is F.B. Tools, Sheffield, which I'm guessing is Firth Brown that was.

ATB

Tom

 

[udamiano]

Its a farriers file for horse and cattle, I've seen a similar one in use. its used on the hoof

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I Don't think it's a farrier's rasp udamiano

 

[udamiano]

Here is a picture of a commercial made one, I'm guessing the above has been handmade. I am only guessing though, but the farmers behind me uses a thing similar to the picture posted on his cattle

 

[Miyagi]

Its a farriers file for horse and cattle, I've seen a similar one in use. its used on the hoof

Wouldn't it be easier to use if you were standing still?

Liam

 

[FGYT]

looks like a half round that has been home modified for a specific purpose

 

[Black Sheep]

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Here is a picture of a commercial made one, I'm guessing the above has been handmade. I am only guessing though, but the farmers behind me uses a thing similar to the picture posted on his cattle

That's not a Farriers rasp it's a dental rasp for horses etc'

I guess the file may be a one off that someone modified to do a specific job. I've found quite a few tools that folk modified over the years.

Richard

 

[tombear]

It's definately not been modified in any way and has been cast in that shape, no signs of machining and theres a raised cast lip around the outline on the back.

The box of knackered tools I found it in had some bent smiths tongs in and some cold chisels but theres no way to know if it actually came from the same source. The guy selling it had no idea where it came from in the first place.

Cheers for the thoughts.

ATB

Tom

 

[launditch1]

Is the end curved or flat?It reminds me of an engineer's scraper...

 

[tombear]

Its pretty flat at the end

 

[mrcharly]

I've never seen or used a rasp that looks like that on horse's hooves - most of the rasps are long, and you use them with long strokes.

I have helped sort a horses teeth on many occasions, and the rasps did look a bit like that. They actually were a long rod with something like a holder at the end for the rasp bit.