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Old September 16th, 2008, 10:26 AM   #19 (permalink)
jrfrond
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The knife-edge shape of the Stew-Mac files keeps the file from binding escessively in the slot. The machinist's "joint files", the ones with parallel sides and teeth on the edge, can be a real pain in anything other than bone, as they tend to bind.
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