• Widely applicable for sharpening tools and implements such as spades, shovels, hoes, scrapers, etc.
• Useful for filing where a smooth finish is important
• Shape: surfaces parallel, edges tapered towards the tip
• Surfaces and edges single cut
• Type of cut: 1 = bastard, 2 = second
• For smooth finishing, polishing and deburring on lathes
• Suitable both as an engineering file and a sharpening file
• Bastard cut commonly referred to as Mill bastard
• Industry pack unhandled