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My file game is pretty weak. I'm always on the lookout but this one looks a weird shape to be transporting which has put me off in the past. Normally only need files when I'm boxing stuff in that involves pipes. I use an apron plane from veritas for most of the small adjustments.
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a weird shape to be transporting
You're not wrong there. They do a rasp which is just the blade on a normal handle, which is no doubt more toolbox friendly. I like them because you can rag on end grain and other tricky bits to work on. I used it to level the bottom of a knackered board the other day - definitely not something I'd want to use a Veritas plane on!
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I’ve never understood why Veritas insisted on calling their block plane an apron plane. I do covet it though. I have an old stanley 110 that I use quite a bit for jobs around the house.
Nef
Sharkstar
Same, although I can't quite put my finger on why that is.
While I'm falling down the Rutlands hole, I can't recommend these enough:
https://www.rutlands.com/sp+hand-tools-files-rasps-japanese-rasp-with-dual-handle-rutlands+jp1224
Mine is a Shinto one, but looks identical to that.