MusicNomad MN830 Diamond Coated Guitar Fret End Dressing File (E-File), Luthier & Tech Tool for Fret Sprout, Sharp Ends & Deburring

Works like a charm. Great tool for someone who’s not afraid of putting in a little elbow grease to get their guitar playing great.

Nothing is worse than playing a guitar with sharp fret ends! Even high end guitars can develop them in low or high humidity environments. Music Nomad has great instructional videos on YouTube and I have done the fret work on a dozen or more guitars with really good results. I recommend it!

Fantastic luthier tool!!! This works on stainless and regular frets. I have used this in 10 guitars. Gets frets smooth and rounded.

Works really good

This is well thought out tool, essentially similar to other fret files. The innovation here is the handle, which would be great on a screwdriver, but since filing fret ends is a delicate business, I found I got better and more precise results my with my Stew Mac file which is smaller and held with your fingertips. I also found I could sense how much I was taking off the fret better with the conventional teeth of the Stew Mac file vs. the diamond surface on this file. Still, this is good tool and not overhyped like some other Music Nomad stuff. If you need a fret end file this is a perfectly good choice.

I use this in conjunction with the MusicNomad frets beveling tool, and they do an excellent job of getting the frets to ideal condition that's comfortable to play. The safety feature with the smooth sides makes it easier to use as you don't have to worry about accidentally taking off too much of the fretboard material.

This is a great file that is easy to use and did make a big difference in an acoustic guitar I had that had fret ends I thought could be smoother. The handle is ergonomic and two sides of the file are totally smooth, as is the tip, so you realize can’t damage your guitar as you use it. Just make sure to watch some videos so you get the angle right - you’re not supposed to file it flush. Also, they put an arrow on the handle to let you know which file side is the coarser side, but to be honest I found it confusing because the arrow pertains to how you’re holding the handle when it should have just pointed to the coarser side itself. It’s technically pointing towards one of the totally smooth “safe” sides. Music Nomad also sells a B-File with the wooden handle but that is really more for actual fret sprout, not smoothing out fret ends.

Worked outstanding to file the ends of the frets without damaging guitar. No more catching edges. Great price and great tool.