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I always thought the 49 was too course to do anything with - always went to the 50 right away. My largest Auriou is a 10, with a cutting surface length about an inch shorter than a 49 or 50, and I'd guess the tooth size is about 1/2 of the tooth size on a 50.
I use that for the heaviest work of neck shaping.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

I can't add to what the rest have said regarding the better rasps except for this;
I use a cheap $8 rasp to carve my necks, and it works well for me.
However, I have enough experience in metal work using files to know that the better ones are well worth it. If I can ever afford to I'll upgrade, and I don't think you'll ever regret doing so as well.

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Mike

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