The universal bowyers rasp.i would like to hear the opinions of bowyers who use this rasp. how does it compare to other rasps such as the nicholson #49 and #50. is it worth the $70.00 price tag? thanks. don
Don,
I have used all three on selfbows. The UBR is a well thought out product, I really like the double handle. It is a tad more aggressive than the 49 on the coarse side but not so much so that the removal of rasping marks is impossible. I do wish however that it had a half round side as do the Nicholson 49 & 50.
If I could have only one I would buy the 50. While , It is a little slower in stock removal and needs a little more cleaning it very easy to remove the tooling marks it leaves behind. I find it in my hand more than the other two rasps.
Hope this helps.
Sean
If I could only have 2 it would be the 49 & 50; but I have a UBR as well. Get them all.
You might get more responses if you post this over on the bowyers bench.
Trying to be helpful.
God bless, Mudd
yeah your right mudd. i realized that after i posted it. the UBR is discussed on a few posts over there. thank you, don