Fret Puller
This tool is just for pulling, not cutting, frets. Its spring-loaded flush-ground 1/2" jaws are small enough for a better bite.
It helps reduce wood chip-out, and does a better job of getting under frets and lifting them than wider cutters. Comfortable rubber-coated handles.
Chip-free fret jobs
Try the Fret Puller with our Chip Stoppers, and forever change the way you remove frets. Chip Stoppers press down on the fingerboard as the Fret Puller takes frets out. You get fewer chips, and cleaner refrets. Now available in a money-saving set!
Works on stainless frets, too!
All of our tools are suitable for use on stainless-steel fretwire*. Modern stainless-steel fretwire is known to be harder than the traditional nickel-silver blends, but our own shop experience indicates the wire does not cause premature wear of files or sandpapers.
*Excludes our original Fret Tang Nippers. We recommend our Deluxe Fret Tang Nippers for stainless-steel fretwire.
Can you lower a single high fret with just a fret crowning file?
You generally cannot lower a single high fret using just a standard fret crowning file. A fret crowning file is designed to reshape the top of a fret after it has already been leveled flat. Its job is to round off the flat spot left by the leveling process, not to remove significant height from a fret. Using a crowning file alone on a high fret will mostly round the sides, not lower the overall height. If you attempt to use only a traditional crowning file to lower a high fret, you risk removing material unevenly and potentially making the fret unlevel or misshapen. Again, crowning files are not meant for significant material removal from the top of the fret. Instead, use the Fret Kisser which makes quick work of leveling an individual high fret, saving time by working only on the affected fret.
