Pattern Makers Files

Pattern Makers Files/Needle Files, these are a must have if you are going to do any kind of fret work or make portraits with your scroll saw. They usually come in 1/8" and 1/4" wide and are about 5" long, although there are more specialty types if you look around. These files can reach into the small nooks and crannies where nothing else will. I also recommend that you pick yourself up an item called a file card, its like a small wide wire brush with little stubby bristles, made specifically for cleaning files, any wire brush will do, but this seems to work the best, and you will need to clean your files or they won't work as well.

There are also similar tools called called riffler files which are curved and riffler rasps which are very coarse and used for rough shaping mostly when doing carving. I picked up the set that you see in the picture from Sloans Woodshop.com, you can also purchase these from Rockler or Grizzly Tools