So, I stumbled onto the ammo for a little project, and Ron's recent post stimulated me to get off my duff and do it. I found some very old drop forged knife blanks out of the Sabatier plant in Thierry, FR. Probably barely post WWII, carbon steel, really nice. When I was gathering up the tools to do the work, I found that I needed another single cut 12" mill bastard file. (Being a high mileage type with extensive resume', one of the things I learned back in the dark ages was the art of draw filing.)
So, we start the search, eliminate all the usual suspects and presto, no sources! Enter Ebay. I work my way through the offerings, eliminate the crap and there are two choices: Nicholson and Vermont American.
End of story...you ain't gonna buy US of A made files...the Vermont American is made in India and the Nicholson came in stamped, "Made in Mexico".
You can't help the economy if there's no product out there to buy!
No good deed goes unpunished!
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Re: No good deed goes unpunished!
Its sad isnt it.
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