Another of my mini-product reviews…
I bought an Auriou rasp (click here for Auriou at Highland Hardware
) and it is another of those tools that shows you that you’ve never really used a rasp if you’ve only used modern ones. Modern machine-made rasps are almost useless, for years I’ve thought that rasps were an awkward, poor substitute for good-old sandpaper. Well, try a "new" hand-cut rasp from Auriou, or an old hand-cut rasp and you will realize why cabinetmakers of old used these things all the time. They can cut wood in a controlled fashion and leave a clean tear-out free surface.
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About mattsanf
Matthew Sanfilippo is currently Executive Director of PSII (Pennsylvania Smart Infrastructure Incubator) and the CenSCIR (Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructure), Associate Director of ICES (Institute for Complex Engineered Systems), and Associate Director of PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Prior to CMU, Matthew was Director of Applied Technology for Michael Baker Corporation, a large engineering and energy services firm. Matt managed a technology consulting division for Baker including Geographic Information System (GIS), software and web development, multimedia, virtual reality (VR), visualization, Global Positioning System (GPS), mapping and surveying services.
Before joining Baker, Matt was an Innovation Director for Redleaf Group, a Venture Capital/Operating Company focused on Information Security, Supply Chain, Network and Mobility Solutions. While at Redleaf, Matt managed technical due diligence for seed-stage investments and coordinated relationships between Redleaf and their partner companies after investment.
Prior to Redleaf, Matt was CIO of GZA GeoEnvironmental Technologies, a Boston-based engineering firm, and operations manager for their Internet start-up division that focused on web-technologies for health and safety and manufacturing metrics.
Matt is current board member and past Chairman of the Board for the Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania, a board member of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF), and a former member of the Information Sciences and Technology Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania State University Beaver. Matt is also a former Vice President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Internet Professionals and former Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Baker Combined Charity of Pennsylvania.
We see your comment about auriuo’s rasps but let me inform you that we are making our own range of hancut and handforge rasps since 1875 in paris France at lower cost than those from auriou!
Feel free to contact us.
Thanks! I’d love to try one of your rasps. How do I get one?
Matt