Reddit mentions of Stanley 22-175 Double Cut Flat Bastard File, 8-Inch
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- Country of manufacture: China
- Manufacturer: Stanley
- Double Cut Flat Bastard Pattern For Moderate Removal Of Material On Flat Surfaces
- High Carbon Steel For Sharpness Retention And Improved Cutting Performance
- Interchangeable File System Lets You Use One Handle For Any File
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Multi |
| Height | 0.3 Inches |
| Length | 13.9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | One Size |
| Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Width | 2 Inches |
For the fretboard scrape the heavy gunk off with a razor blade then wipe it down with naptha. Then you can spray a little guitar honey fingerboard oil on it if you like the look of darker fingerboards. You don't necessarily have to oil it, but I think it looks nice. Boiled linseed can be an alternative, but keep in mind it's a drying oil and will stay there.
For the nut, a tusq but is a cheap and pretty much a drop in replacement. Bone nuts can get pretty expensive, and tusq is just as good if not better. There's precut fender style nuts for like $8.
If the frets are just a little tarnished, tape off the pickups with masking tape first. Then go 0000 steel wool->Dremel felt polishing pad with jewelers rouge->metal polish with a microfiber pad, then rub everything down with a dry part of the microfiber.
If they're totally messed up and divorced, uneven, etc then you can completely do the frets or take it to a shop. Level/crown/polish them. Regardless of the route you take I would probably file down any protruding frets that poke out past the fingerboard.
Anything perfectly level with some sandpaper to level frets, long granite scraps from companies who do countertops can be super cheap/free. You'll also need a sharpie, fret rocker, and straightedge. Make sure the straightedge is actually straight, cheap rulers generally aren't.
Any flat file for protruding frets. A small needle file with a safe edge ground on for dressing the ends after bevelling. For crowning use a triangular file with the corners ground smooth.
Bevelling and protruding frets
Fret ends
Crowning
I listed cheap options to get started. You can always buy nicer ones. Stewmac, crimson guitars, LMI, and similar sell specialized ones for a pretty big markup.