Sharpening an axe

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Originally Posted by KevDen2005

um....i know this sounds stupid but what is a bastard file?

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the short version is a big flat file. usually coarse on one side medium on the other.

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Originally Posted by KevDen2005

um....i know this sounds stupid but what is a bastard file?

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I always thought the name came from being an in between size.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_%28tool%29