Sharp Fret Ends

[WAK Guitars]

My friend has a CBS style Allparts maple neck for a strat but he says that he sometimes cuts his fingers on the frets and that they kind of get in the way. The frets seem to have about a 45 degree bevel, would filing down to a lower angle fix this? It might be low humidity, but would filing down the angle a small amount be a bad idea?

Thanks

[bluesy]

My friend has a CBS style Allparts maple neck for a strat but he says that he sometimes cuts his fingers on the frets and that they kind of get in the way. The frets seem to have about a 45 degree bevel, would filing down to a lower angle fix this? It might be low humidity, but would filing down the angle a small amount be a bad idea?

Thanks

45 degrees is plenty, I used about 35 on mine as per a tutorial I read. If they are bevelled and flush with the wood, just use a sanding sponge, medium grit, and rub it rapidly up and down the edges of the fingerboard, holding it at an angle like the bevel. It will smooth/polish over the little sharp bits fairly quickly. Give a quick rub and try it - it won't take much.

[Mickguard]

I'd tape off the rest of the neck first though, and the fingerboard too. No point in scuffing up the finish.