Simonds Hand File, American Pattern, Double Cut, Half-Round, Medium, 12" Length, 1-1/8" Width, 11/32" Thickness

Good, sharp file.

This file is way too soft to provide even fair service. I have used hand files extensively for 40 years. Before Simmons and Nicholson moved their manufacturing off-shore, they made very good files. But that is no longer the case. Both brands now sell nearly useless files. Sad really. I made the mistake of giving Simmons’s another chance recently, but was sorely disappointed. At the same time I purchased a Pferd file of similar size and cut. I used them side-by-side on a piece of soft steel. The Pferd cuts and cuts without showing any evidence of dulling—-that’s what a decent file should do. After just a few strokes the Simmons was showing shiny teeth tips(clear evidence of dulling) and not digging into the metal. I guess I just wasted 17 bucks. I hope other folks don’t waste their money too. Simmons’s (and Nicholson) should be ashamed of bilking their customers. But they are just cashing in on a name and reputation earned here in the US but now squandered for a few quick bucks until everybody wises up.Don’t buy it!