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The Nicholson flat hand file has a rectangular shape with double-cut American pattern teeth on both sides for smoothing and shaping straight surfaces. The file tapers slightly toward the point in width to ease access into slots. It has double-cut American pattern teeth on each side for rapid material removal and single-cut teeth on the edges for finishing, sharpening, and deburring. The tang can be used with an optional handle for secure gripping (sold separately).
Hand files are used to remove material and smooth and shape workpieces. They have forward-facing cutting teeth and cut when pushed over either a stationary or rotating workpiece. Single-cut teeth have single rows cut diagonally across the width of the file. Double-cut teeth have two sets of rows cut in opposite directions. American pattern files have three coarseness grades. Coarse, also known as bastard cut, is suitable for efficient, heavy material removal where finish is not a concern. Medium, also known as second cut, offers average material removal and finish quality. Fine, also known as smooth cut, provides the smoothest finish. Swiss pattern files have eight coarseness grades, from 00 (coarse), 0 (medium), and 1 to 6 (fine to finest), offering a smoother, more precise finish than equivalent American pattern files.
Nicholson manufactures hand tools and power tool accessories. The company is headquartered in Sparks, MD.
Jimbob
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2025
Buy on the dips. Excellent product for pro or semipro
David Rowland
Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2024
It's a file, what can go wrong.
Ben
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2023
Everything it needs to be
J. Sengstacken
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
You need a quality file in your shop, maybe a few, and when you have them, keep them in a case so they dont get banged around. Treat it well, it's costly and works great.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on December 27, 2020
Great file well worth the price.
tayab
Reviewed in Canada on May 26, 2018
goods
DenO
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2018
Nicely made, does the job.
Keith Robicheux
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017
This file is awesome. It's huge, and it removes metal fast. Exactly as described: 16" Double-Cut Bastard File, with Course Teeth. I got this file for rapid metal removal. Before I was using a "fine" pattered single-cut 12" Nicholson file, and in comparison to that file, this one works about 2 or 3 times faster. That's not really too scientific, but what I'm trying to say is that this file does remove metal fast, so if you've got a lot of steel to file, I'd start with this big guy.**Side Note: Golf balls make the best file handles**
Marino10
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2017
Every so often I have to re-learn an old lesson - buy a decent quality tool and it serves you well. This is such a tool. I have now bought four of these and thrown my cheap rubbish files away.
Chris
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2017
Yup it works fine
M. Bean
Reviewed in Canada on August 27, 2016
Excellent for the price! Theses are Mexican made and are not as hard and nice as USA's used to be. I don't think that it will last a lifetime like the older USA made.
chris green
Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2016
Nice to have for sharpening axes ect
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