A widely used hand-cutting tool in the workshop is the file. It is a hard piece of high-grade steel with slanted rows of teeth. It is used to cut, smooths, or fit metals parts. It is used for filing or cutting soft metals. It consists of the following part, as shown in Fig. The touch is the pointed part, which is fitted into the handle. The point is the opposite end of the touch.
The heel is next to the handle. The safe edge or edge of a file is one that does not have teeth. It is classified based on the type or cut of the teeth and the sectional form.