Nut height & questions

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There are two typical ways that nuts are done First is nut the depth of the fretboardfingerboard and second is the Fender style where the nut

Stop your file before the slot's too deep! Cutting string slots is delicate: if you cut one slot a little too low, you've blown the nut and have to start it's not worth trying if you don't use actual nut files Yes it is possible to slot nuts with welding tip files and strings super glued to

milk money slot machine I've made a few nuts out of bone and alum The nut files are pricey, but by this time I probably could have justified buying a few allparts or Generally, the bottoms of the nut slots should be a few thousandths of an inch higher than the tops of the frets when the neck is straight To