Wood rasp

A rasp is a woodworking tool used for shaping wood. It consists of a point or the tip then a long steel bar or the belly then the heel or bottom then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle usually plastic or wood. The bar has had sharp teeth cut into it. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files. They are useful for rapidly removing wood from curved surfaces. They remove less wood than a drawknife, so they are easier to control. Even though rasps leave very coarse finishes, they can be easily smoothed with other toolsfor example a file. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1634x1198, 125 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rasp Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1634x1198, 125 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rasp Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... Detail of a double-cut flat file A file is a hand tool consisting of a steel shaft whose surface is cut with sharp parallel ridges made by a chisel before the file is hardened. ... A drawknife is a woodworking tool used to shape wood. ...

There are several types and shapes of rasps. Firstly the shapes: There is a half round, round and flat. The several types of rasps are bastard, cabinet and wood (finest to coursest). All these varieties can be used to make different shapes.

A similar tool to a rasp is a surform file; it has coarse, individual teeth like a rasp for cutting wood. The difference being that the surform has a small hole near each of the teeth to allow shavings to pass through and prevent clogging. Surform tools come in different styles and shapes including file-plane, round file and shaping/shaving tools.

According to: New Expanded Webster's Dictionary 1991 Edition Published by P.S.I. & Associates, Inc Miami, FL

The Definition for "Rasp" is as Follows:

"Rasp, vt. To rub with something rough; to grate; to utter harshly.-vi. To rub or grate.-n. A caorse file; a raspberry."

RASP can also be an acronym for "Random Access Stored Program Machine" (Calvin C. Elgot & Abraham Robinson, 1964), a model that is similar to a register machine. In theoretical computer science a register machine is an abstract machine used to study decision problems, similar to how a Turing machine is used. ...