A type of file or tool used to smooth or shape band materials, particularly in metalworking or leatherworking.
Compound word from 'band' (strip of material) plus 'file' (abrasive tool). A specialized tool name from craft and manufacturing traditions.
Tools like 'bandfile' reveal the incredible specificity of pre-industrial craft languages—almost every single operation and material had its own named tool.
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