Most of the files I've seen that are made in Japan, are good quality, but be prepared to pay. IMO, files is one area not to cheap-out on.Any chance you could suggest a good crowning file?
Uo-Chikyu is one brand (MIJ) that are very good (I have their nut files). Stewart-MacDonald stuff is pricey but good (usually the shipping is what hurts). My crowning files are Stew-Mac. You don't have to get either of those brands, but like I said, don't go budget. Shop around online; there's heaps of options.
What I can tell to avoid like the plague, is any files that are chrome plated (like cheap $10 ones from China you'll see on fleabay). The chrome plating actually extends over the teeth, not just the flat sides, and are dull as a fart!
I received one as a "free gift" with an order of other stuff and it is an absolute POS.
I'm not a fan of the ones that are kind of a handle with different size inserts, but that's just me. That's what I bought my first time. Used it once and moved on.
And remember, you'll want to consider buying more than one file for different sized fret wire.
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