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Originally Posted by callowhill  Your first post was dead on. Grind one face smooth and do as you stated. Everyone has their own method regarding the proper way to dress a fret end. Most people (myself included) make a diagonal cut into the corner of the fret, then make a "rounded" pass to smooth it out. From there, a triangle file can break the edge of the crown. Two motions, two files, each side. To each his own though... |
yep, it worked great. I put a rather large bevel on, as I've got a pretty wide string gap from the edge of the board and I kind of like the look of it more than a more abrupt end, especially since it's a fanned fret, so some of them are at a fairly pointed angle. i just filed it enough to knock the sharp corners off. Whipped my fingers up and down it a few dozen times, and no snags, so I think I'm good.
I flattened one surface of the square file for the initial cut to take the sharp points of of the angled frets, and than used the triangle file (with one edge ground smooth/rounded) to round off the edges of the bevel slightly.
