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Reduce Fret Tang Height for Shallow Fret Slots
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Reduce Fret Tang Height for Shallow Fret Slots
Introducing the Fractal Fret Press!
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Introducing the Fractal Fret Press!
Polish Frets Like a Pro
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Polish Frets Like a Pro
Essential Fretting Tools and Techniques
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Essential Fretting Tools and Techniques
How to Fix Sharp Fret Ends Like a Pro
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How to Fix Sharp Fret Ends Like a Pro
Simple Trick for Repairing Cracks on a Guitar Fretboard
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Simple Trick for Repairing Cracks on a Guitar Fretboard
StewMac Compact Z-File: Best Fret Crowning File Ever?
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StewMac Compact Z-File: Best Fret Crowning File Ever?
How to Install Frets on a Bound Fingerboard
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How to Install Frets on a Bound Fingerboard
How to Clean and Polish Your Guitar Frets with Fret Erasers
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How to Clean and Polish Your Guitar Frets with Fret Erasers
Preparing a guitar for a professional recording date
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Preparing a guitar for a professional recording date
eBay mandolin: fret work and using JB Weld to rebuild a truss rod nut
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eBay mandolin: fret work and using JB Weld to rebuild a truss rod nut
Why use a household iron on a fretboard?
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Why use a household iron on a fretboard?
Cleaning up after sloppy fretwork: fixing chips in the fingerboard
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Cleaning up after sloppy fretwork: fixing chips in the fingerboard
How to use a Fret Hammer
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How to use a Fret Hammer
How to choose a fret-crowning file
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How to choose a fret-crowning file
Money talk: estimating prices for repair work
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Money talk: estimating prices for repair work
How do I calculate a fret scale?
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How do I calculate a fret scale?
When dry air makes fret ends stick out, here's the fix
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When dry air makes fret ends stick out, here's the fix
Super glue your frets for better tone!
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Super glue your frets for better tone!
Fixing fret ends that stick out in dry weather
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Fixing fret ends that stick out in dry weather
Radius Block Basics
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Radius Block Basics
Using the Fret Puller on an Old Classical
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Using the Fret Puller on an Old Classical
Fixing fret buzz: spot leveling and re-crowning
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Fixing fret buzz: spot leveling and re-crowning
Dan Erlewine's Facebook fretless bass
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Dan Erlewine's Facebook fretless bass
Dual Fret Scale Template Instructions
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Dual Fret Scale Template Instructions
Stewart-MacDonald Fret Arbor Press
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Stewart-MacDonald Fret Arbor Press
Jaws Fret Press Instructions
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Jaws Fret Press Instructions
Fret Barber Instructions
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Fret Barber Instructions
Jaws2 Fret Press Instructions
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Jaws2 Fret Press Instructions
Fret Beveling Files
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Fret Beveling Files
Fret Level + Dress Tool Set Instructions
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Fret Level + Dress Tool Set Instructions
Fret Slotting Miter Box Instructions
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Fret Slotting Miter Box Instructions
Fret Scale Ruler Instructions
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Fret Scale Ruler Instructions
How to hammer frets
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How to hammer frets
Scale Length Explained
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Scale Length Explained
Using fret polishing wheels on a flex shaft
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Using fret polishing wheels on a flex shaft
Which super glue to use: thin, medium or thick?
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Which super glue to use: thin, medium or thick?
Fine tuning a bolt-on replacement neck
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Fine tuning a bolt-on replacement neck
Moneytalk: an easy repair -- until it blew up in my hands!
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Moneytalk: an easy repair -- until it blew up in my hands!
How to bind a fretboard, Gibson-style
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How to bind a fretboard, Gibson-style
Binding and fretting a Red Diamond mandolin fingerboard
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Binding and fretting a Red Diamond mandolin fingerboard
How to make sharp fret ends smooth and comfortable
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How to make sharp fret ends smooth and comfortable
Refretting the Mike Bloomfield Tele
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Refretting the Mike Bloomfield Tele
Fixing fretboard chips on the Mike Bloomfield Tele
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Fixing fretboard chips on the Mike Bloomfield Tele
Fixing fret buzz: seating a popped-up fret
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Fixing fret buzz: seating a popped-up fret
Yuck! Cleaning fret slot gunk from the Mike Bloomfield Tele
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Yuck! Cleaning fret slot gunk from the Mike Bloomfield Tele
Removing the frets on the Mike Bloomfield Tele
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Removing the frets on the Mike Bloomfield Tele
How to shape frets with a 3-corner file
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How to shape frets with a 3-corner file
Short video: Making a guitar neck more comfortable to play
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Short video: Making a guitar neck more comfortable to play
When frets don't fit the slot, resize the fret tang
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When frets don't fit the slot, resize the fret tang
Use a Fret Setter <em>upside down</em> for faster fretwork!
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Use a Fret Setter upside down for faster fretwork!