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Much to my dismay Doc has passed on. The Covid-19 virus was the last straw for him. He will no longer suffer from the ravages of time.
May he rest in peace.

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These files made me tear my hair out!��

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Update ... I have continued with rearranging and setting up my workshop in Knapp Wisconsin since I will be moving there permanently.
I made the mistake of searching my garage in St. Paul,...

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Hmmphhh . I had written a nice post but then it just disappeared before I could post it.

Short version ...
All three workbenches are now moved into the garage and also the 2 tall...

The last pic is of what I call triangle files. I do not know if that is the shape of file to use for saw sharpening. I do have a bunch more of them. These are just the small ones.

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Tomorrow is the " move the workbenches into the garage day". Luckily my neighbor will help me move all the stuff around. There is a lot to be moved out of the garage and relocated before I can...

From what I have read the acid method is questionable.
I do like the method that boggstool.com uses. It makes a lot more sense. When I get some files back from them I will let you know my impression.

I took it easy today.
Finished cleaning 50 more files.
Also finished cleaning the drill bits. Now I need to learn how to resharpen the drill bits. Thankfully there are some very good videos on that...

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Well, the big workbench was moved today. The top was a bit heavy but we managed to get it onto the truck. I will get some pics tomorrow and post them here.
No work tomorrow, I am absolutely...

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As anyone can see there is nothing fancy. Just practical, well made equipment that gets the job done.
Doc was an old farm boy. He could scrounge stuff almost as well as my Mother! :)

A couple more pics.
Tomorrow i pick up the 3rd and final workbench. This one.
The first pic is a view from the back of the workbench. The second pic is from the front. The top on this bench is some...

Some more workbenches and stuff from Doc's workshop. This first pic shows a very tall storage rack, about 7 ft tall and the thing to thbe left is a section of an oxygen tank with steel plates welded...

Thanks Tom,

I have learned from cleaning the auto body files that the user really needs to keep the file clean. I have removed far to much "stuff" (bondo?) and lead from those files.
I do not...

Hey Tim, :)

You forget, I have been inside your garage/workshop. You do not have room for anything! :)
If you did find a cubbyhole to stash them into you would not be able to remember which one...

That is more accurate than you know ! :)

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Currently all are either bagged or wrapped until I can create a workshop space for them. :)

But first I need to test each file, then create a set for myself at both homes.
The work is not...

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Another set of small files
They need to be cleaned up.
4" total length including the tang.

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There are now 120+ files completed in my basement. Plus another 50+ small triangle, square, and round files that I completed yesterday. There are additional 15+ larger files that were...

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Thanks for the pics in your post. They lend a lot of info to the post. I have to do more of that. :)

Is that scraper for removing the "pins" embedded in the gullets of a...

Today very little was done with the files. I had to drive to Doc"s workshop and unbolt his vise and buffer. Sounds simple but the vise was where Doc would epoxy up the handles on his knives and also...

The last 2 days have been a bit slower progress. Both days have been spent on large files. A total of approx 40+ more are now finished.

I now have 2 different scrapers. A brass rod scraper and a...

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Thanks for the response. I will give the kroil a test and the chalk afterwards a test. I had not thought of using brake cleaner. I will give that a try.

I use a card/brush with brass teeth....

Hey Scott, That I will do.

FYI, most of the knives are made from 5160 steel.

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This is how some rasps are handmade in France. A very good video of the process.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvr2nZeAfNc