Double-edge Fret File

Again was replacing some worn out tools StewMac had this cheaper than the other supply plus it has a Med and a Sm side not just one sided like my old one

I ordered both files! I used one on my medium jumbo frets on my MIM Teleaster! Take you time and it works well! Crowned the frets to perfection! After I used it the frets were very easy to polish up to a smooth bright shine with little effort!

Very effective tool!

I've seen a few guitar necks that were twisted so bad right out of the shipping box that no amount of tweaking short of heat pressing and reclamping the fingerboard would make them play with acceptable action. More commonly however you might get one with a couple of high frets. I recently obtained a '65 Murph 12 string that had been kept under a bed for the past 40 years. It shared the same problem with a brand new Epiphone Emperor Swingster Custom I just got - a couple of the frets high up in the heel area of the neck where truss rod adjustment can't really provide any counter flex were simple too high. Visual inspection revealed a slight lump in the fingerboard itself seemed to be responsible. The problem was so high up on the neck of the Murph and only affected the high F note on the B string that the player probably simply never played lead high enough there to notice it. The fret file set was sure useful in fixing the problem without having to remove frets - particularly from the bound neck on the brand new Epi. This is only preferable to heat pressing or fingerboard shaving if the lump in the wood is under say .010". The SM crowning file set provides a choice of 3 different radii to accompate the crowning of various profile frets. A curved rather than straight-edged length profile would have made things a bit easier and Stew-Mac does in fact sell such tools but for general purpose work this file set cuts clean and gives the frets a nice crown ready for polishing.

I use to do this with a 3 corner file - never again. These files are easy to use, work great and won't damage the fingerboard. It pays for itself after just one use.

Just like the N/M file,the M/W is the same great tool only bigger.

I have the N/M file and to date I have used it to recrown 6 guitars.This file is a very well made tool that cuts great.I also use the file with sandpaper to polish the frets.The finished product is no less than amazing and it cut my recrowning time in half.I will soon be ordering the M/W because the N/M is not big enough for my Les Paul copy or my Jackson.I am very pleased with this tool.

Never done this before. I flat filed the frets and then contoured them with this file. I then polished them with 400/600/800/1000/1200/1500/2000 grit and some rubbing compound. Without this file the job would have been extremely difficult. I wouldn't want to tackle those frets with a 3 corner file. I think a finer file would have been better but that is just being picky.

Don't forget to buy this

After u level, U must use it for perfect job