Glardon Vallorbe Checkering-File | Precision-File finish hand 150 6" 0

Checkering-File 150/0 flat Precision File with Cut 0 by Glardon Vallorbe

• Length 150mm (6")
• Width 19 mm
• Cut 0
• Swiss cut
• Type Checkering-File / groove file
• Glardon Vallorbe
• Made in Switzerland

The Checkering-File 150/0 is a flat precision file from Glardon Vallorbe with cut 0 and a length of 150mm (6"). This file is suitable for working on steel (unhardened) or non-ferrous metal and wood and is therefore perfect for knifemakers or metalworking in violin and violin tool making. With the Checkering-File, it is easy to create anti-slip fluting or grooves for the hand or thumb rests. This anti-slip area is particularly important for blades and for handles on knives.

Handling of a Checkering-File

The cross grooves of this Checkering-File are milled at an angle of 90°. The characteristic fluting and grooves are created by the forward and backward movements of the file. fluting and grooves. A particularly clean groove pattern is achieved by working with a stop and always moving it further along the groove spacing.

Glardon Vallorbe: Swiss premium files

Clardon Vallorbe files are 100% Swiss Made and are manufactured in Switzerland by Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe in the Jura. Professionals rely on long-lasting files from Glardon Vallorbe.