NicholsonCrescent 6" Mill Single Cut Smooth File - 08416NN

This file works great on Sterling silver!

A great draw file made of quality American steel. Have bought two; one for a friend and one for me. Does an excellent job of putting an edge back on your axe or machete. Recommend it to all that need this sort of dependable, portable, sharping ability.

This is a well made file, useful for filing guitar frets and iron bars. Also, not as oily as some tools, so Cousin Jessie can eat the cake without getting that weird taste in his mouth. We hope to see him in a couple of months, if all goes well.

When I bought this, I thought it was going to be much bigger. It works great as a mill smooth and it’s helped me out a lot with my small crafts, but make sure you pay attention to size. I could fit this file into a school pencil pouch lol. Totally my fault for not paying attention to the scale.

If you actually want a Good file you have to pay extra. I did, and it is worth it.

I have a (new) Nicholson lathe file that I’ve liked just fine, so I was confused by all the reviews out there saying their quality had tanked. Now I get it. This mill file came warped, and pretty soft compared to other files I’ve liked. Do yourself a favor and try a Simonds. That’s what I bought after hacking off a chunk of this absolute piece from Nicholson and dulling it into a burr file. About all it’s decent for, and it’s even too thin for that!

Nicholson started outsourcing file work to Mexico and a Brazil some years ago, and the quality of some of those files and rasps were not good. This file, however, performed very well- better than you’d expect, given the price. I bought it to work on the sharp fret ends of an inexpensive bass guitar, and it did a good job there. It’s a convenient size for this sort of work, and it leave a smooth surface.

This file is handy size; about 4" working cut, 1.5" tang, and 0.5" dead area. Using it the way it comes (without a handle) lets you get at more areas, as the handle can get in the way in tight spaces. The smooth cut leaves a decent finish on metal surfaces; this file is suitable for de-burring small parts and smoothing out the mill finish on parts that show stock surfaces.I remove one star, because the shape of the file is a lot more conical than shown in the image -- I think the product picture shows one of the larger files. To get the full width of the file (just under half an inch) you have to be right at the bottom of the cutting area; most of the working area is three eights of an inch or less in width.Here's a photo of the file, together with vernier calipers measuring in millimenters, for scale.

Was exactly what I was looking for. Was at my door a lot sooner then I expected.

Nicholson quality, convenient size for my purpose.

File is perfect thanks!