Cuttin' the Nut...

[quarry]

If you had to replace a nut on a strat-type guitar, and didn't have the old one as a guide, how would you go about doing this?

What tool(s) would you use to cut the string notches?
How deep do you cut them?

Thanks!

[crazymanandy]

Stew-Mac Articles - Making a Nut

Frets.com - A New Nut

Both of those examples deal with acoustics, but the same principles apply to electrics really.

CMA






(edited by sumgai to make the Stew-Mac link work (the forum software can't deal with a comma inside of a URL)..... gussied up the second link too, why not?)

[ChrisK]

guitarnuts2.proboards45.com/index.cgi?board=repair&action=display&thread=1183386693