From: "David Brister" <david.brister@wanadoo.fr>
> I was taught that before using a file on aluminium you rubbed chalk over the
> teeth. We used to use a card with stiff wire bristles (I think it was called
> a file card)
Yes. A file cleaner is called a "file card" because it resembles a tool called
a "card" which was used (in pairs) to prepare wool for spinning, a process
called "carding".
> to clean the file afterwards.
Many file cards you can buy have a place on the back were you store a sharp
pick used to pry out of the file bits of metal resistant to the wires in the
file card.
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