Hi friends,
I routed my first headstock angle this week. It went well however I came dangerously close to losing the nut line. Does anyone have advice on the best way to preserve that nut line (other than just really watching carefully)
Thanks
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Hi Kalimar,
You’re right, you just have to watch carefully, measure the amount of material that needs to be removed and adjust the depth of cut accordingly and in small increments. I stopped before the cut reached the line at the back of the nut, figuring that a wee bit of extra flat area behind the nut would be preferable to not enough width for it to sit on. If you did take too much off, a headstock veneer would help to fix things.👍😃
Regards,
Brian.😃
I guess if you're making your own nut you can adapt the depth of the nut, within reason, too.
That is how I do it. On my last build I cut a shallow slot (~0,5mm) with the exact thickness of the nut, and then just shaped the nut and dropped it in the slot.
Awesome - thanks folks. Very helpful suggestions. I'll leave it unsolved in case anyone else has ideas.
Have a great rest of your day!
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