Thanks for teaching me something. I can easily see the value.

 

Thank you for the review and the teaching,
Before the video, I had no idea what a float is made for.

 

Good info…I have several rasps that I occasionally use when shaping boxes and they are most useful. I also have have some huge massive rasps that never get used but make good wall decorations.
I also never heard of a rasp being called a float. To me a float has Ice Cream in it….

 

mmmm - ice cream….

Not sure how they got named. I have a number of flat rasps that I often try to use on flat surfaces with mixed results, this is very much like a file, it is easy to know when it is flat on your surface as all the ridges are exactly the same height.

I have wall decoration tools also, this is not one of them, I am finding new uses all the time for this tool.

 

The difference between a rasp and a float is rasps have multiple teeth over any given cross-section, and generally the more irregular the spacing the better the finish. Floats are more like files with a single rip saw tooth at any given cross-section.

No idea what the origin of the term 'float' is.

 

Great, now I have another tool to buy! LOL

P.S. Do you live any where near Bridgewater N.S.? My nephew plays hockey for the Lumberjacks, not to be confused with the Lumberjocks! LOL

 

Thanks for the video and the schooling : )

 

I am very pleased to see that others see the value in this new/old tool, it is a lot easier to control and get predictable results than say a paring chisel or a shoulder plane on smaller surfaces and deeper mortises. It is very hard to screw up with this tool, and very easy to get repeatable results. I think other makers offer and will be expanding the availability as popularity increases.

Stephen - I am near Halifax which is about an hour's drive from Bridgewater.

 

If you have ever floated a concrete floor then you will know that to float is to smooth, hence the name. Used originally to smooth wooden planes.