The cheaper ones I’ve found weren’t really that much cheaper than the best ones, and the alternatives like using welding cleaning files tend to suck at nut slotting 

Yup, that’s true.

@tej There are several sources for nut slotting files and if you’re going to build a guitar(s) you’ll have to adjust the nut. The set from Hosco is high quality and will work for 8’s, through 11’s. You don’t need…   Read more»

Part of it as I recall was that the neck was a 12 inch radius, but the strings were given a 15 inch radius at the bridge. @jonhodgson A customer told me about that article but I never read it….   Read more»

When you’re talking about actions and fretwork you’re in the realm where a few 100ths of a mm can make a difference.  This is what it comes down to. I know that the difference between the two are basically nothing,…   Read more»