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Benefit from our experience and use the same tools as we use in the workshop. This is a new venture for us, but we hope to grow the range of specialist tools on offer. The right tool for the job always makes the task in hand easier. A good tool, if looked after will outperform and outlast cheaper alternatives.
Fretting Tools
Chickenbone John Miracle Guitar Tonic and Fretboard Salve
£4.95
Chickenbone John Miracle Guitar Tonic and Fretboard Salve is an oil-based treatment, which contains pure essential lemon oil and a medical grade neutral base oil. It's particularly recommended for use on fretboards and unfinished woods, and will deepen the colour and improve the appearance and feel of the fingerboard. It also helps to condition ...
Chickenbone John Fretboard Cleaning Elixir
Chickenbone John Fretboard Cleaning Elixir
£4.95
Chickenbone John Fretboard Cleaning Elixir is ideal for cleaning and preparing fretboards. It will help remove and lift dirt and grease build-up. It contains 5% pure natural Atlas Cedarwood. 125ml can screw top can. Ideal for regular maintenance and cleaning of fretboards Recommended for use on unfinished fretboards, bridges etc. Safe for inst...
Fret Rocker
Fret Rocker
£7.95
An essential tool if you are making a fretted guitar. Also great for trouble-shooting guitars with fret buzzes. Simply place the rocker over three frets, and it's really easy to check to see if you've got a high fret that can be the cause of a nasty rattle or buzz. The length of the sides makes it easy to check all of the frets right the way up ...
Fret slotting mitre box - NEW & IMPROVED
Fret slotting mitre box - NEW & IMPROVED
£39.50
NEW AND IMPROVED - the construction has been upgraded from plywood to solid beech for added durability and accuracy. This is designed to be used in conjunction with our fret slotting template to make slotting fretboards simple, accurate and quick - every time. Made from robust 19mm European beech it has a 2mm index pin pre-installed, so that ou...
Fret scale template
Fret scale template
£19.75
Heavy duty 2mm stainless steel templates, each with 2 popular scale lengths. 24 frets plus zero fret (2 full octaves). Guitar: 25 1/2 inch (Fender) and 24 3/4 inch (Gibson) Bass: 30 inch and 34 inch Ukulele/mandolin: 13 3/4 inch (soprano uke/ mandolin) and 15 inch (concert uke) Other manufacturers give you one of the popular scales and then anot...
Fretting saw - Sheffield steel
£27.95
If you are only going to buy one specialist guitar making tool, this is the one to have. Made by Crown Tools in Sheffield, UK. 250mm long steel blade, 20 teeth per inch and precise 0.022" kerf (slot) width, rigid brass back and varnished rosewood handle. This will cut exactly the right width slot for your fretwire. It's pleasure to use and will ...
Fretting hammer by Thor
Fretting hammer by Thor
£22.95
This is a great tool for installing frets, comes fitted with two hard nylon faces and spare extra-hard (yellow plastic) and medium (brown polyurethane) screw-in faces. The durable non-marring faces are exactly what you need to be able to firmly hammer in fretwire of all types without damaging it. Made by the most respected manufacturer of soft f...
Mitre box drawing - PDF digital download
£1.50
Downloadable drawing of our fret slotting mitrebox, designed to be used with our fretting template and fretting saw. You can make this from a piece of 600 x 250mm 18mm thick plywood. All it needs are a few straight cuts, drilling and putting together with cups and screws. It does need careful and accurate cutting, so if you feel the DIY approach...
Fretboard levelling beam
Fretboard levelling beam
£25.50
This is the tool you need for levelling fretboards or frets. Simply use double stick tape to attach sandpaper - our choice for fretboards is 120 grit for first levelling and 240 grit for refining the finish. Put one of each grade of paper on the edges for maximum convenience and simply flip form one to the other. It's a very handy tool for tru...