Fretwork crash course | tools & techniques KarambitKnives,com
Welcome to StewMac’s ultimate guide to fretting! If you’ve ever been curious about doing your own fretwork, follow along as Gene breaks down all the essential tools and techniques you need to get your guitar frets looking and playing perfectly:
🎸 Fret polishing
🎸 Protecting your fretboard
🎸 Dealing with sharp fret ends
🎸 Leveling & crowning work
🎸 Tracking down fret buzz
🎸 Mastering a complete refret
0:00 Three levels of fretwork
1:24 Fret polishing
5:09 Fretboard protection
7:41 Sharp fret ends
12:09 Fixing unseated frets
14:58 Fret leveling
27:00 Fret radiusing
28:38 Fret crowning
31:35 Removing old frets
37:04 Leveling the fretboard
42:58 Installing new frets
54:30 Recap
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Tools and supplies featured in this video include:
Micromesh Touch Up Stick
Micromesh Dual Angle Touch Up Sticks
Orange Multi-Purpose Tape
Low Tack Protective Tape
Fret End Dressing File
Snapfile Fret End Beveling File
Fret Hammer
2-in-1 Precision + Notched Straightedge
Fret Rocker
Fret Kisser
StewMac Fretbar Understring Leveler
Radius Blocks
Original Z-File
Solomon SL-30 Soldering Station
Precision Fret Puller
Japanese Fret Slot Cleaning Saw
Fret Cutter
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I've never seen a better presentation of technical material on any subject. It's very difficult to cover a topic thoroughly without becoming confusing or getting bogged down in detail, but this video has done that very well.
Oh, this is good news.
great video, really appreciate it
Dang!! So much information in a clear and easy to understand way!! Thank you so much!
Great video. Your fret puller will draw heat away from the hot fret. Heating the puller jaws for just a few seconds with a propane/MAPP/MAPP-PRP torch will help keep the puller from cooling the fret.
intro music is to loud
Well done
Perfect timing, as I am diving deeper into “level 2” fretwork with the goal to do a “level 3” partial refret on my Martin later this year. (Thankfully I have a cheap broken guitar to practice on first!)
I think this is one the best videos for beginners who are willing to learn. The video is easy to follow and I appreciate it. But, I can't understand why this one guy is telling the guitar/luthier community, everyone is wrong and you guys are basically misleading the public. In several videos, he doesn't mention your name personally, but we all know…@SixStringers is the name . The FretMaestro is the "new school tools". So can you guys please clear this up for the community. We love our guitars and I would hate to see anyone mess up there valuable instruments they've worked hard for. @Sixstringers #FRETMAESTRO
All hail the mysterious gap.
A Nobel Prize for this man, please.