Overheard a young farrier at the clinic say 'rasps are disposable now' and it got me thinking about how we used to sharpen them by hand back in the 90s.

He spent $40 on a new one after one horse and I just wondered if anyone else remembers trading stories with the old guys over a file jig or is that era gone for good?

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elizabeth_ramirez5d ago

Did you ever watch someone work a file jig for twenty minutes just to get that perfect edge back on a rasp? I remember my first boss would rather go without lunch than throw out a dull rasp, and he could get six or seven horses out of one with a good sharpening. That kind of patience and skill just isn't taught anymore, it's all about speed and convenience now. It's a shame because a properly sharpened rasp does a better job and feels right in your hand, not like these cheap throwaways that burn the hoof wall after one session.

noah9145d ago

Yeah, but do you think most new farriers even know what a file jig is?