Forester double bevel square files. quality?

[JimG.]

The Bahcos I used have been good. That's good price at the link you shared. As for Lee Valley I only ever browse there. Nice tools there but spendy.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Yeh. Lee Valley is pretty good at having things you "need" that no one else carries and taking a little extra for it. I believe they've got Bahcos individual for around $15.

 

[foresterntree]

The Bahcos I used have been good. That's good price at the link you shared. As for Lee Valley I only ever browse there. Nice tools there but spendy.

That is a good price!

 

[foresterntree]

. Never occurred to me they could be different dimensions. When I switched files to touch up a chain it did take a lot more work than it should have.

The old mantra is true, for the most part, you get what you pay for - and Vallorbe, Pferd, Bacho, etc have much better quality control/consistency in their manufacturing process…

Some measurements of the Forester file’s side cutting bevels - lots of variation in the two different ones I measured. As a comparison, I also measured a Vallorbe 2279 that I had on the bench - all of those side bevels were the exact same width…

First Forester file -

 

[foresterntree]

Second Forester file -


Vallorbe 2279 -

 

[Sloughfoot]

They're not even trying.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Tempted to dig the two I have out of the recycling pile and measure.

 

[foresterntree]

Tempted to dig the two I have out of the recycling pile and measure.

I’ve still got another dozen on hand, and I’m sure they’re in a similar condition…

 

[EFSM]

They're not even trying.

Why would they? We buy the Chinese stuff, it turns out to be junk or at least counterfeit, we grumble a bit, and go right back to buying it. Would you change if you had such a good racket going?

 

[OnlyStihl]

Crazy prices. I still have a good dozen or so Bahco, but abandoned square filing before going back to round files. I can round file with my eyes closed and the square filing improvement just wasn't worth it.

 

[foresterntree]

Forgot about Bahco. This place and Lee Valley say they have them.

https://www.autotoolworld.com/Bahco-4-150-07-3-0-Flat-Chisel-Bit-File-7_p_189146.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20146941832&gbraid=0AAAAADutwyJAMZ-a5_Vrle3HNRadttTd8&gclid=CjwKCAiAoNbIBhB5EiwAZFbYGCHv4fjrGxmFbFamYRA73wlJAS_Z-7txlSADhevsjYhtqIxq6q3_jhoCE9EQAvD_BwE

Tried ordering from auto world - order went through, but cancelled a couple of days later saying they’re NLA…

Looks like we’re left with pferd, Vallorbe and Woodys, unless someone knows of any other companies making them…