Spend less time filing fret ends! This is the best tool for trimming the ends off fretwire. A Stewart-MacDonald exclusive, our custom-made steel cutter has improved features you won't find on hardware store nippers. The jaws are specially hardened for fret work, and they're profiled and flush-ground to cut the wire close to the fretboard. The result is a cleaner cut without pulling the wire, so you'll need less filing. Longer rubber-coated handles allow better access to the frets over a guitar body. 1" (25.4mm) jaw width, 8" (203.20mm) length. Works on stainless frets, too! The StewMac Fret Cutter is suitable for use on stainless-steel fretwire. Modern stainless-steel fretwire is known to be harder than the traditional nickel-silver blends, but our own shop experience indicates the wire does not cause premature wear of files or sandpapers.

• CUSTOM-BUILT FOR LUTHIERS: Unlike standard hardware store cutters, these are designed specifically for fretwork with profiled, flush-ground jaws
• DIMENSIONS: 1" (25.4mm) jaw width, 8" (203.20mm) length.
• LIFETIME PROMISE & EXPERT SUPPORT: StewMac tools are backed by our Lifetime Promise and our industry-leading customer service & expert tech support

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