9 Shinto Saw Rasp

The good. Firstly I make furniture and archery bows. I bought this for making bows. This thing is AMAZING! From floor tillering to 6 through 24 inches of draw I used the course side from 24 to 27 I used the fine side. Finishing the last inch with a card scraper. Never have I had such a high quality rasp for this price. It never clogged up like a traditional rasp. I used a scrap piece of red oak and pine respectively in an attempt to make it clog. Not happening, the wood will fill the open areas and just slowly fall out the other side. Wanna fill the center then flip it over for a different cut go ahead, wont clog. All in all I love it will purchase again if its ever dulled and or damaged. The bad. Handle is kinda slippery from the lacquer. I will be sanding that off later. The tip has no comfy place to hold onto when making a cut. Shout out to Shinto make a model or option for a small wooden knob on the tip. Id pay more for it. The area about the metal bolster when the rasp meets the handle could be better reinforced. If you push incorrectly there is a possibility you could bend it and possibly ruin or break the rasp.

Good quality tool at a great price. Japanese craftsmanship has few challengers.

Works great for rough shaping. Very nice to have have a rough side and a fine side. Would be nice to have a handle on the opposite end but that would get in the way so I can live without. Use gloves and there’s no problem

Lifesaver on a big wood working project, very helpful in removing excess material with precision.

Very satisfying to use. Id consider just take some old wood and working some kind of bevel angle or contour into it just as therapy.

Well made rasp. Use it every day and it does a very good job of not clogging.

Always wanted one so when a suitable project came up I finally got one. Really great to use for quick removal of wood on the coarse side and easy smoothing using the fine side.

Excellent rasp, I like the fact of it being an open design which doesnt have the loading problem a regular wood rasp has. It also has a coarse side and a fine side so your getting two rasps in one. Plus it just looks good.

Would recommend to anyone

This rasp is so wildly effective and good at what it does so as to be not only the best rasp Ive ever worked with or owned, but also possibly the best TOOL Ive ever owned by measure of does what its supposed to do with stunning effectiveness. Its absolutely the best rasp on the market, and if you feel otherwise, you are shaming your ancestors and entire lineage. I was originally skeptical because Im a tried and true traditional kinda guy, and this was a design I was unfamiliar with, but within 1 minute of use I was a believer. Ive been using it for 6+ months to shave and square off oak planks, and it shows no signs of slowing down. It crushes the tasks at hand without hesitation and begs for more. Added bonus: Ive never heard it once complain. Buy it and change your life.