Tools

Stainless steel strip, microscored to an ultrafine file surface. Remove oxide and corrosion on contacts made of platinum, paladium, moybdenum, gold, tungsten, and silver.
Commonly used to remove oxidation from electronic contact surfaces such as switches or connectors, restoring the connection and revitalizing the surface.

Edge cut nut files in popular gauges specially designed for slotting nuts. These files cut a smooth, round bottom slot. Also great for slotting tune-o-matic bridge saddles! Always try and use a file gauge that’s not more than a couple thousandths larger than the gauge of string you are using. Smaller files can be used to create wider slots by using a side-to-side movement while cutting.

• 4.5” cutting edge
• Double sided (both sides are the same gauge)
• 10 gauges available
• Sold individually*
• Made In Japan

*See S-T213-SET for a set of all 10 sizes.

Double edge nut files featuring popular guitar gauges specially designed for slotting nuts. Each set of files is specifically designed for guitars of a particular type. This set of three files will cover the work of six and cuts a smooth round bottom slot. Always try and use a file gauge that’s not more than a couple thousandths larger than the gauge of string you are using. Smaller files can be used to create wider slots by using a side-to-side movement while cutting.

• 4” cutting edge
• Set of 3 files
• Made In Japan

Solid steel crowning files with dual cutting edges for precision fret crowning. These should be in any luthier’s tool kit!

• Made of solid steel
• Soft rubber coating on the handle
• Double sided (both sides are the same size)
• 4-3/16” cutting surface
• Available in three sizes to cover most fret sizes (small,medium,large)

Edge cut nut files in popular gauges specially designed for slotting nuts. These files cut a smooth, round bottom slot. Also great for slotting tune-o-matic bridge saddles! Always try and use a file gauge that’s not more than a couple thousandths larger than the gauge of string you are using. Smaller files can be used to create wider slots by using a side-to-side movement while cutting.

• 4-1/2” cutting edge
• Double sided (both sides are the same gauge)
• Set of 10 files
• Made In Japan

Set contains one of each size:

• 0.010"
• 0.013"
• 0.016"
• 0.024"
• 0.028"
• 0.032"
• 0.036"
• 0.042"
• 0.046"
• 0.056"

For filing straight across multiple frets to ensure that they are level.

Set of files for control over shaping nuts and saddles.

• Half-round shape
• Flat shape
• Triangle shape

Set of files for precision work.
Includes:

• flat
• half round
• round
• square
• three square (i.e. triangular)

Diamond fret file with offset shape for more comfortable fret dressing and improved clearance over the guitar body at high frets. Both full length concave filing grooves (for medium and wide fretwire) uniformly coated with micro industrial diamond particle.

File for use in filing the saddle of acoustic guitars. Available in 2mm or 3mm options.

Made in Japan. File specially designed for fret end work. Used for rounding fret ends and deburring. Size small = 1 mm for small frets. Size medium = 2 mm for medium frets. Size large= 3 mm for large frets.

High quality wood carving files with a special toothpattern designed to avoid clogs and self-clean as you file. These files are available in three different lengths to meet the needs of any project and feature a half round shape.

Double sided diamond fret file. Easily the best choice for fret crowning, diamond files cut in two directions (push and pull) rather than one with no chatter giving you a smoother fret after the crowning process File cutting surface is impregnated with diamonds to give you a smooth cut with long lasting durability.

• Made of solid steel with diamond cutting surface.
• Soft rubber coating on the handle
• 5-3/4” cutting surface
• Double sided to cover different fret sizes

CP files have special file tooth pattern and it keeps file clean without clogging. Easy to control and fast to file clean with light strokes.

600 grit diamond-plated file. 3 different, (small, medium, large) radiuses in one file. 130mm file length, 230mm total.

Made in Japan. Files specially designed for fret dressing and fret end work. Used for rounding fret ends and deburring. The hard chrome coating used on these files allows for use on both standard fret materials as well as stainless steel frets.

• Size Medium = 2mm radius for medium frets.
• Size Jumbo = 3mm radius for jumbo frets.