Rasp
MaybeReturns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -22.2% this quarter, so Rasp is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 4951
- Market size
- £88K/yr82K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 49%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 116 sellers
Flapen Score
Rasp against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Rasp is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Rasp market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rasp 82K times last year and spent an estimated £88K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
12.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 82K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £88K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 82K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £88Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- rasp22K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.74.
Listings sell for £8.74 on average, from £2.69 to £19.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.74 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.69–£19.95
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
36% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #39 within Hand Tools. It carries 815 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 36%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.3%
- Average rank
- #39in Hand Tools
- Average rating
- 4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 815per listing
- Listings tracked
- 28
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 56 months
Products
Top Rasp products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
STANLEY Metal Body Surform Block Plane 5 21 399
- Price
- £8.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,261
- Age
- 22y ago

STANLEY Surform Moulded Body Block Plane (155mm) with Blade for Wood Aluminium Copper Plastics and Laminates 5-21-104
- Price
- £5.66
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 4,971
- Age
- 22y ago

Shinto saw file rasp L
- Price
- £17.12
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 845
- Age
- 4y ago

WINICE 3-Piece 8 Wood Rasp File Set Set of Flat Round Half Round for Woodworking & Sharpening Wood
- Price
- £9.19
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago

Amtech - 3 Piece Rasp File Set Hardened Steel with Flat Round and Half-Round Files Ideal for Wood Metal and Plastic Shaping
- Price
- £4.44
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 186
- Age
- 14y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
CAFFORIK 4PCS Wood Rasp File Set 8-Inch High-Strength Carbon Steel Flat/Half-Round/Round Wood File with Handle Wire Brush for Woodworking
- Price
- £11.85
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 48
- Age
- 5mo ago

Boxer Half Round Rasp 200mm
- Price
- £2.69
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 3y ago

WINICE 3-Piece 8 Wood Rasp File Set Set of Flat Round Half Round for Woodworking & Sharpening Wood
- Price
- £9.19
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago

Hilka 43920145 5.7 (145mm) Rasp Block Plane
- Price
- £3.77
- Rating
- 3.1/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 7mo ago

Amtech - 3 Piece Rasp File Set Hardened Steel with Flat Round and Half-Round Files Ideal for Wood Metal and Plastic Shaping
- Price
- £4.44
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 186
- Age
- 14y ago
Newest
by launch date
CAFFORIK 4PCS Wood Rasp File Set 8-Inch High-Strength Carbon Steel Flat/Half-Round/Round Wood File with Handle Wire Brush for Woodworking
- Price
- £11.85
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 48
- Age
- 5mo ago

Hilka 43920145 5.7 (145mm) Rasp Block Plane
- Price
- £3.77
- Rating
- 3.1/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 7mo ago

1-Piece Wood File Rasp Set Multi-Function Flat & Half-Round Rasp for Woodworking Metal Leather and Plastic | Durable High-Carbon Steel Ergonomic Handle Precision Grating Tool
- Price
- £4.09
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 8mo ago

WINICE 3-Piece 8 Wood Rasp File Set Set of Flat Round Half Round for Woodworking & Sharpening Wood
- Price
- £9.19
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago

Wood Plane Tools Metal Surform Block Plane Stainless Steel File Planer with 2 X 300mm Mesh Blade and Ergonomic Handle Gypsum Rasp for Cutting Wooden Fibre Soundproofing Board Doors Woodworking
- Price
- £13.63
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 58
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
17 falling
Sellers
116
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
19%
- STANLEY43%
- Amtech14%
- SHINTO7%
- Marshalltown6%
- WINICE6%
- Hilka5%
Demand
Rasp search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Feb, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Rasp search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- rasp22K/yr
- surform18K/yr
- wood rasp10K/yr
- plasterboard rasp10K/yr
- surform plane6K/yr
- wood rasps for woodworking5K/yr
- drywall rasp5K/yr
- rasp file3K/yr
- stanley surform3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rasp
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Cheap and cheerful
Poor quality
Rubbish
Very poor value for money
It's quite expensive
Not the cheapest
too big
a lot smaller
Very small not very strong
Broke easily
Used it once and it broke
don’t last 2 minutes
Very lightweight plastic broke first time I used it
Cheap and nasty brittle plastic
Love
Excellent value
Worth the money
Good for the price
Easy to use
Very handy
easy to handle
the quality feels solid
Great value and quality
Overall, a solid, reliable tool that does exactly what its supposed to
It did the job
As described
Just what I needed
Spot-on done the job perfectly
Does the job well
Works perfectly
Return
0.4% Return rate 31% Fixable by listing
too big
a lot smaller
Very small not very strong
Cheap and cheerful
Poor quality
Rubbish
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