Fret/Fingerboard Levelers

This is one substantial tool. As others have noted, you pretty much just let the weight of the tool do the work for you. I put my notched straight edge on the ground sides, and unless both tools happen to perfectly matching imperfections, it's dead straight. Excellent tool - just don't drop it on your toe.

Worn frets on my strat were causing my G string, in particular, to buzz - long story short no more buzz until action is so low all strings begin to buzz. I used the adhesive sand paper on the fret/fingerboard leveler and original z-file to dress the frets also purchased at StewMac. I do not know how I could have ensured such uniformly level frets without this tool.

You certainly get what you paid for here. This beam is for serious heavy-duty. Will most definitely do a great job, and last forever. StewMac tools are always top quality, and this one has a finished look that shows nothing but.

The weight and length puts pressure on the high spots finding high spots where you can't see. Especially if there is a whole section on one end of the neck that is not lined up with the other side.

The frets above the 12th fret can sometimes be level but they are off from the frets around the nut, you will never figure that out with a short light weight file.

The length helps find those trouble spots.

I wish I had this 20 years ago when I first attempted getting rid of high frets on my first cheap guitars.

Save yourself some trouble

Didn't realize that the beveled edges on both ends shortens the sanding area by 1/2 ". Other than that, the leveler was easy to use and very effective.

Couldn't be happier with this. It is milled perfectly, nice rounded edges, the weight makes it stable without needing downward pressure. I made a little wood jig to hold the neck flat, and I am glad I bought the 24" beam to cover all the frets. It really nice!

this thing is heavy! It gonna last forever. Although I prefer radius sanding block for working on my neck, this tool have his place in my setup, for a lot of task that require something REALLY flat, for luthier job or building tool, sanding jobs, building jig or anything else...

I dig the weight and accuracy of this beam. Fretting done right.

a lot heavier than you'd imagine. works as it should

Finally retired my homade one. Big difference. I'll have this for years to come.