Reddit reviews Crescent Nicholson 12" Flat Double Cut Bastard File - 03762N
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American Pattern Flat File, Bastard CutUsed By Machinists, Machinery Builders, Ship and Engine BuildersAlso By Repairman and Others Who Require Rapid Removal of MetalRectangular in Cross Section and Taper Slightly Towards Point in WidthDouble Cut on Sides, Single Cut on Edges
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You can get a cheap small vise for $5-10 at a flea market. I got a really nice old vise for $25 at a tool swap meet and it wasn't the old one. If you have a tool swap in your area it's worth going to. On CL it seems everybody thinks an old vise is worth $200.
Large Nicholson bastard file will get you going. This one for instance. You'll need some way to clamp it down to your bench, you can't do much with the blade clamped vertically in a vise.
A round file of some sort will be useful, but you can use a dowel and sandpaper in a pinch.
Lots of sandpaper. You want the wet/dry stuff (not so much to use wet, but because it holds up to steel better). Get lots of 100 grit, lots of 220, some 320, and some 600.
Watch CL like a hawk for a 2x42 Craftsman belt sander. I got mine for $35. $50 of belts later and you've got yourself a versatile grinder.