3-Corner Fret Dressing Files – StewMac

3-Corner Fret Dressing Files

Specially made for traditional fret crowning and shaping.

Smooth corners protect the fretboard.
These special files are for those who prefer a traditional method of fret crowning. Their smooth corners won’t leave scratches in the fretboard, and they’re great for shaping the ends of the frets.

The small fine-cut file has 3″ x 1/8″ tapered cutting surfaces, and the medium-cut file has 5″ x 1/4″ tapered surfaces. The large file is known as a cant saw file, and is a favorite of our fret expert Dan Erlewine and many other well-known luthiers. It has a versatile flattened-triangle shape, with a 4-5/8″ x 1/2″ and two 4-5/8″ x 5/16″ cutting surfaces. All files have comfortable rubber-coated handles.

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.