@tej If the wood has been air dried then it needs to have been kept for at least 5 years in a dry place with sticks in between the boards to allow all round air circulation. It should be cut…   Read more»

Tej
Glad you are sorted now

I don’t believe it let me check if it’s April Fool

@tej 
There is a site in Portugal that sells individual Hosco nut files and there is a .009”” one at €19.50. Still pricey but none of these tools are cheap.
https://guitarsandwoods.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Hosco&sub_category=true&description=true

@boo
When you move find a house with a workshop space.

@boo
Great humour here and I love the poetic license which is what you would expect from a journalist, twisting the truth a bit to make a good story.