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Vallorbe Rasp 03 Apr 2009 20:26 #1

George Geist OFFLINE Master Posts: 3336 Thank you received: 3 Karma: 3	Lately I've been using a Swiss Vallorbe Rasp. Although I thought it a bit expensive when I bought it I'm pretty happy with how it works. Have any of you guys tried them yet? I'm hoping their consistently good and that I didn't just luck out and get a good one. Any feedback or comments? George
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 03 Apr 2009 21:27 #2

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They seem to have a good edge new all the same as i can see..
I have had them ,found them really good to start and then from one horse to the other blunt.
seemed to me that the rasps where very pointed and so as soon as they hit any grit or anything they just stop working ..
now i have gone back to safe edge .but will be trying mercury as soon as my stock on safe edge goes down,there only seem to be two good SE in a box..
why oh why??
regards.
Ray knightley.farrier

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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 03 Apr 2009 21:40 #3

ocsmitty OFFLINE Member Posts: 32 Karma: 0	30 bucks is a lot of money. I've been wanting to try one but the cheapskate in me just wont let it happen. Pretty happy with the red tang I that I got at the convention really holding up well, and I work a rasp until its working me, told you all I was a cheapskate. I'm interested to know what others think of the vallorbe though. Stay safe Bryant
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 03 Apr 2009 23:00 #4

Brian Purrington OFFLINE Master Posts: 1896 Karma: 0	Tried two.... went back to Belotta. I always do.
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 00:46 #5

Gilreath Horseshoeing OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 682 Karma: 1	Although I have never tried Vellorbe, I'm a fan of Heller Legend. Seem to get more life out of them than any other.
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 03:23 #6

cuttinshoer OFFLINE Master Posts: 1629 Thank you received: 1 Karma: 0	I bought three of them a while back files side won't hardly cut a foot, but they rasp steel like nothing else and do not dull. I talked to some guys at the summit and they told me they couldn't get deep enough grooves in the file side due to hardness so they wouldn't clean out well, but they have got that figured out, but they are not putting the new ones on market till old inventory is gone.
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 06:15 #7

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Brian Purrington wrote:

Tried two.... went back to Belotta.

I always do.

Same here. I liked the rough side but I found the finishing side wasn't what I liked so I switched back to Belotta.

Belotta'd sent a few bad batches to my supplier so I tried other brands until the new shipment came in. I'm happy to be back to the rasp I've gotten comfortable with but I'm not a die hard Belotta fan. I used to buy SE until I started having problems with consistency with them. I wondered if it was just me but the supplier said a lot of the guys were complaining about it at the same time as I was.

Cheri

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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 11:13 #8

peter026 OFFLINE Senior Member Posts: 103 Karma: 0	Gilreath Horseshoeing wrote: Although I have never tried Vellorbe, I'm a fan of Heller Legend. Seem to get more life out of them than any other. Ditto I have tried numerous rasps as and when they come onto the market but always end up back with the legend
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 14:38 #9

calshoer OFFLINE Guru Posts: 7253 Karma: 0	I'm just so used to Bellotta it would be hard the switch,especially if the Vallorbe are more expensive.
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 15:50 #10

Rick Burten OFFLINE Enforcer Posts: 9082 Thank you received: 50 Karma: 8	Tried one, it didn't cut worth a dmn, turned it into a hoof pick and a boot scrper. Works great now. Went back to using the Legend.
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 18:26 #11

smitty88 OFFLINE Guru Posts: 6951 Thank you received: 64 Karma: 13	Bellotta:eek: tried vallorbe not much better than above
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 18:31 #12

Clint Burrell OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 998 Thank you received: 7 Karma: 2	Bellota:)Save Edge,before they went to ****!
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 18:37 #13

smitty88 OFFLINE Guru Posts: 6951 Thank you received: 64 Karma: 13	Clint Burrell wrote: Bellota:)Save Edge,before they went to ****! the safe edge i get are good most of the time
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 19:52 #14

Clint Burrell OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 998 Thank you received: 7 Karma: 2	Smitty, Hadn't used many Save Edge in 5-6 years. Became very inconstant from one to the next.May have to try a couple again.Was always my first choice,Bellota second.Did try hitting some on the buffer,(read it here on forums)seemed to work. Have a good one, Clint
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RE:Vallorbe Rasp 04 Apr 2009 19:57 #15

smitty88 OFFLINE Guru Posts: 6951 Thank you received: 64 Karma: 13	The only buffer i use is the one for knocking up the clinches:D:D
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