Product Reviews for Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps

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Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps

4.1

(based on 7 reviews)

86%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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3/17/2011

3.0

Great Rasp...going downhill?

By Coop

from Lansing, MI

About Me Professional

Pros

Easy to control
Fast cutting

Cons

Poor QC from Brazil

Best Uses

Selfbows
Team up with scraper

Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

Caution: use of rasp card will dull teeth; use a bristle brush.

For self bows and all-wood laminates, I use my Nicholson 49 almost every day and love it. Alternating with a cabinet scraper, you'll achieve a smooth belly without the "washboard" effect. It's easy to control and you can hog off wood or take it easy and remove small ammounts. However, Nicholson has moved manufacturing to Brazil and the quality control isn't so great. The teeth are offset poorly. The tool still works well, but it's sad to see an American product fall this way.

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3/15/2011

5.0

High quality tool

By Bel007

from S. Illinois

About Me Beginner

Pros

Durable

Cons

Best Uses

Fairly quick wood removal

Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

Puchased to shape selfbow out of rough stave. Worked great. Remove wood quickly and evenly.

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5/30/2009

4.0

Nicholson #50 Bowmaking Rasp

By Mailman

from Athens, OH

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Accurate
Easy To Handle

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Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

This is without a doubt an excellent tool for selfbow making. Quality is there, cuts great, well made. The only problem I had with it was when I was tapping on a file handle, carefully I will add, the tip broke off. Had it resting on a wooden work bench and was tapping on the handle, the very tip,1/2", broke off. Maybe a fluke, I don't know, but I was going to buy the #49 as well but now I'm not sure.

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5/6/2009

5.0

BEST AROUND

By Bear G

from Cincinnati, Ohio

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Powerful

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

These rasps will set you free. They hog away wood without a lot of effort.

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10/24/2008

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Made in Brazil...

By Jim

from San Jose, CA

About Me Recreational Archer

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Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

File is advertized as "made in USA", but mine is stamped "made in Brazil". Also has a pretty good ding on the side. Not too happy I spent the $$$ on this file- quality is dubious.

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7/17/2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

The fadeout king

By Brad

from San Diego, CA

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Easy To Handle

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

These are really nice tools for shaping the handle and fadeouts on a selfbow.

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11/27/2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

High Quality File at a reasonable price.

By Longbow Joe

from Sarasota, FL

About Me Competitive Archer

Pros

Durable

Cons

No Handle Included

Best Uses

Bow Building

Comments about Nicholson #49 & #50 Bowmaking Rasps:

Great rasp.

Service and delivery comments:

Prompt delivery, product arrived in good condition.

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