Warning: I was trimming my rasp handle wrong for years until a guy in Kentucky pointed it out

I always cut the leather flush, but he showed me leaving a quarter inch overhang on the tang stops the metal from tearing through. Anyone else do it that way?

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zara_hunt21d ago

My buddy in Oregon had his favorite rasp fail after two seasons because the tang cut right through a perfect flush wrap. He started leaving that little leather lip and hasn't had a single tear since. It's a solid fix for a real problem.

juliaa2521d ago

Flush is the only way that looks right to me. That extra leather just looks sloppy and unfinished. If the metal is tearing through, you probably need better quality leather or a different wrap technique. I have never had a problem with a clean cut.