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Adjustable Fret Slotting Saw


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Make no mistake: this is NOT a standard hardware megamart backsaw! We started with a blade of legendary corrosion-resistant Sheffield steel, and specified .023" width to match our fretwire. We insisted on precision pull-cut teeth, to greatly reduce blade flex and jamming in harder fingerboard woods. Lastly, we designed an easy to use, removable clear acrylic depth stop. It slides up or down, with thumbscrews to precisely set any fret slot depth.

And one more thing: this saw works seamlessly with our Fret Slotting Miter Box.

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Adjustable Fret Slotting Saw
 
  Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
5745 Saw and depth stop Yes
$33.27

5744 Saw only Yes
$27.52


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Our Fret Slotting Saw has a rigid brass spine, and a comfortable traditionally-turned hardwood handle with ferrule. It looks right at home on a luthier's workbench.

The acrylic depth guide can be adjusted to expose as much as 1/4" of the blade, and is removable for cutting off the ends of a blank fingerboard. It's also sold separately.

Overall length 15-1/4" (387.35mm)
Cutting length 10" (254mm)
Blade depth 1-3/4" (44.45mm)

Cut accurate 90-degree slots when you use the saw with our Fret Slotting Miter Box. Add a Fret Scale Template and you'll never miscalculate your fret positions.


Need help calculating your fret locations?
Our online fret scale calculator can calculate any scale length you want to use. It will also give you accurate measurements for locating the bridge on your instrument.

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Adjustable Fret Slotting Saw
Adjustable Fret Slotting Saw
 
4.5 out of 5 stars
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5 1-19-2012
Perfect fret slots

This saw is great. The slots are just right. Easy cutting, easy precision.

Douglas J  Phoenix, AZ
5 12-21-2011
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Product of great quality

Adriano VIeira  Brazil
5 12-17-2011
Essential Tool!

Great guide on this quality saw!

Wilmer Gingerich  Jamesport MO Read my reviews (78)
4 9-08-2011
Almost perfect

The fret slotting saw system is 5 star perfect but a star is lost only because the range of templates available to use with it is limited. Some of us luthiers would snap up dulcimer fret templates.

TasLuthier  Tasmania Australia Read my reviews (3)
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5 8-24-2011
Very nice saw

This is now my "go to" saw for cutting slots. I bought just the saw and made my own depth gauge for it which probably took less than 20 minutes.

RLowVaughn  Boise, Id. Read my reviews (9)
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5 7-01-2011
Fret slotting saw.

This saw is top quality, does a great job. I bought it to cut out a super glued in saddle on a d-18 golden era. It worked great...........

fred  vansant, va Read my reviews (2)
5 5-31-2011
nice tool

needs a bit of tweeking before you get started, but once you are set. There's no easier way to get perfect fret slots.

Triskel Workshop  Antwerp, Belgium Read my reviews (18)
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5 5-23-2011
Very useful tool!

A great tool!! After setting up, it gives you precision and speed in making your own fretboards!

Paolo Roth  Saronno, Italia
5 5-04-2011
Fret Slotting Saw

Great saw. Could not have done the job correctly without it.

Kool Karl  Murphysboro, IL
3 4-01-2011
Great Saw, One Problem

This is a great saw and is very well made with classy polished brass and an over sized blade length. One problem; the depth stop's lowest point is higher than a whole fret itself! I'm not into leaving pockets of air under my frets, so I had to modify the depth stop to go lower. Probably just mine. Annoying.

DanielG  Ventura, CA
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