"Ed Huntress" fired this volley in
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Ah, if you're like me, you'll know right away. I can barely push the
darned thing when it gets dull.

All but one of mine are made out of old files. The one that isn't is a
Nicholson, which looks exactly like one of their files with no teeth,
but with a flared tip. That one has a thigh brace for pushing it.

Sounds reasonable! I've never attempted a scraping job myself. I probably
will in a while, when I completely re-build the old R2E4... if for nothing
else, just to check how it is.

Lloyd