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Cleaning File Teeth

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BLIND SHARPENING-SHOP OPERATORshowed me this simple file-
cleaning tool—it works better than a file brush. Hammer flat the
pointed end of a 16d or 20d nail and grind the front edge straight.
Remove the head of the nail and fit into a drilled dowel handle. Now
push the straight edge of the tool along the grooves of file teeth. Soon
tiny teeth will form in the edge of the tool that push metal, grease,
and rust out of the file. Turn the tool on edge to remove stubborn
particles in one or two file grooves.
—JOHNFOOTE,Clarksville,Tenn.

CHAPTER THREE

Grind off.

File

Remove head.

Nail

Dowel handle