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Auriou Chris Pye Rifflers
Auriou Chris Pye Rifflers
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Highland Item # 124917
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Detailed Description
Auriou Chris Pye Rifflers
Auriou collaborated with master carver Chris Pye to develop these rifflers in his favorite size and shapes. They are stitched in a 13 grain
and are approximately 7 inches long. We only offer the Chris Pye rifflers as a set.
Rifflers are used to shape or refine details in wood. They are used by carvers, woodturners, furniture makers, gunstock makers, and more.
Auriou rifflers are the only one on the market with a traditional barrel shaped octagonal body. This makes them easier to grip and results
in less fatigue during long periods of use.
Rifflers are not available in left-handed versions.
Auriou Chris Pye Rifflers Specifications
Overall Length | Pattern | Grain |
175mm (7") | Knife and Half-Round | 13 grain |
175mm (7") | Thumb and Laurel | 13 grain |
Auriou Rasps Those who haven't used a well-made hand-stitched rasp have a revelation coming. Rasps are a mainstay for sculptors, patternmakers and chairmakers, but the aggressive cut and smooth finish left by these steel works of art will endear them to anyone who works wood. They excel at breaking up sharp corners, trimming patches flush in restoration work, and other wood-shaping tasks requiring finesse, control, and no risk of tearout; shaping bandsawn cabriole legs comes to mind.
Hand-cut Teeth The teeth on ordinary machine-made rasps are stamped into shape with square leading edges and teeth arranged in regular rows. This tends to leave a telltale furrowed pattern on your workpiece. Auriou's rasps are "stitched" one tooth at a time by hand. Hand stitching produces sharp teeth in an irregular pattern. The triangular teeth, which resemble shark teeth upon close inspection, cut aggressively into the wood. The irregular pattern prevents furrowing. Auriou rasps are top-quality cutting tools that provide a superior finish.
Quality Rasp blanks are shaped by forging and hammering rather than stamping. Any distortion caused by initial heat treating is corrected by more hand-hammering rather than grinding, and finally the blank is polished. The result is a cohesive structure in the steel body of the rasp making the teeth remarkably strong. While the teeth appear tiny and their pointed shape suggests delicacy, Auriou's manufacturing process assures durability. Still, we recommend you respect the cutting surfaces and store these rasps where they won't bang against other metal tools.
Grain Auriou Rasps are graded for coarseness of cut in a unique system called grain (similar to grit in sandpaper). The grain scale runs from 1 to 15 - with 1 being the coarsest and 15 the finest.
Additional Information
Product Warnings
WARNING FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA!
This product may expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Please read our Proposition 65 warning.
For more information, see www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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