StewMac Fret End Dressing File The first thing a player feels is the fret
ends, so always shape them with this professional quality luthiers fret end
dressing file. Smooth, non-marring edges glide on the fingerboard while the
fine-toothed sides deburr and round the fret. For rounding, shaping and
deburring. This specialized file dresses the ends of the frets after they've
been installed, trimmed flush and beveled. One thin edge is ground "safe" to
help protect the fretboard, and the other rounded over. This file cuts only
where it needs to: on both sharp corners of the unground thin edge, and on both
of the wider toothed cutting surfaces. The cutting surfaces smooth the fret end
bevel, and the sharp corners nip off the sharp burrs at the edge of the fret
bevel where it meets the edge of the neck. With the safe edge facing down, the
cutting surfaces of this little file do a good job of rounding over and shaping
the fret ends. File dimensions: .062" x .125" x 6", with 3" cutting surfaces.