Carbon Steel Files - Set of 5

- Set of 5 - Made in Japan - High-carbon steel - Rubber handles - 'Bastard' cut - Fast, smooth cut - Ideal for inlay, nuts, saddles & binding - Files timber, bone, plastic, bone & soft metals - High quality & precise - 180mm long - 80mm cutting surface Set includes - 1 x flat rectangle, 1 x half-round, 1 x full-round, 1 x square, 1 x triangle These Japanese carbon-steel-coated needle files are the ideal tool for medium size guitar making tasks including inlay, nut and saddle making and binding. The flat and half-round files work great on the outside of inlay pieces, nuts, saddles and bindings while the crisp corners of the square and triangular files create the sharp internal corners needed in inlay work. The carbon steel cut work wells on pearl, timber and bone, they will also cut metal, especially soft metals such as brass and nickel.