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Richard Cottrell December 22, 2009 at 7:13am

I was looking for a good hard material for the nut and the bridge -- like a hardwood -- when I heard that some big guitar manufacturer uses bone. Well, my dog chews on bone regularly -- so I took one of his. I cut it, filed it and sanded it. It works great. Though it smells like a dentist drilling when you saw it. So one answer to the question of a good source for bone and nut material would have to be a dog, butcher, or pet store.

Jerryrig240 December 14, 2009 at 4:31pm

Af for me....frets? If I want frets, I will play my real guitar....I like the idea and sound of no frets...but, if you want a cool fret wire, get some thin copper wire and glue it in.....it looks cool as all get outl, and it is cheap. I can get fret wire at my local music store, but the more I build, the less I want frets.

Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates December 13, 2009 at 10:20pm

Japanese Flush Cut Saw from Harbor Freight Tools for a fret saw. Works fantastic and $ - WY

jim December 13, 2009 at 10:07pm

heres a good cheap fret saw. you may need to stiffen the blade tho. but its the correct thickness. thay can be found for about $10 or $12. http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER...

Red Vaughan December 13, 2009 at 9:50pm

I just did a second rate job trying to cut fret slots with a coping saw too... no bueno. I'll definitely be tryin to find a new way of doing this, maybe thinning the blade on a mitre saw. I think that sounds like the best option so far. Although it might be cheaper to go Paul's way and keep my mitre saw unaltered.

Andy Estabrooks December 13, 2009 at 9:34pm

Grizzly Industrial is another good company to deal with. They have a big tool catalog and have a basic selection of luthier supplies at good prices.
http://grizzlyindustrial.com/products/searchresults.aspx?q=luthier%...

Roger Martin December 13, 2009 at 9:06pm

I'll second what Paul said.Every order I've placed with Stew -Mac has been handled in a pro style , very well done.Their fast on processing and delivery.
I recommend Stew Mac to anybody

Paul Doug December 13, 2009 at 8:16pm

I'd show you the miter gauge I made, Simular ti Wes's but I just ordered a Japanese Fret saw from Stewart-MacDonald's store. Now I will have to modify my gauge to fit the new saw and depth gauge. My Christmas present to myself.

I have ordered many items from S-M and have been very pleased so far.

Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates December 13, 2009 at 7:20pm

Oh check out the last discussion I mentioned (Something that worked....) for my (our) fretsaw. I made a mitre box to do this with. Check it out. -WY

Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates December 13, 2009 at 7:17pm

In addition to the above, check out this discussion: Where do you get your CBG components? and this Something That Worked Better For Me.. Read the whole discussions. Tons of info.

Other resources: ebay, Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight Tools, Woodcraft (specialty woods), Ace, Junkyards/lumber salvage. Also look on the Nations' groups: Building a CBG 101 and Secrets of the CBG underground.

-WY

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