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My old coworker has a pbass he's been sporting up. He's been working on getting the tone right and wasn't satisfied. I offered to make a bone nut to see how it would get him what he's looking for.

Enjoy the pics. Sorry they are reverse order...

Arched nut slot - not so fun....

Does it stank when you grind that bone?

Looks good, btw.

I love the smell of bone dust in the morning...

Yes it has that distinctive smell. Now, I used to rough cut these with a hand saw. This time I experimented with using a dremel. So imagine that bone smell with the sound of a power tool! Dr Frankenstein (that's 'fronk-en-shteen' for the 70's crowd) is in the building...

I can smell that bone being ground right through my computer! Gah!!

devdem wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 1:23 am My old coworker has a pbass he's been sporting up. He's been working on getting the tone right and wasn't satisfied. I offered to make a bone nut to see how it would get him what he's looking for.

Enjoy the pics. Sorry they are reverse order...

How did you radius the bottom of the nut? Did you use the Dremel?

I forget now what I used, but I found something rounded and placed a piece of sandpaper over it and just got it right somehow.

RayStankewitz wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:51 pm I can smell that bone being ground right through my computer! Gah!!

Is it like the smell that occurs when the dentist is drilling/grinding a tooth?
I wasn't a fan of the smell when I was getting a crown.

Oh yeah, only this time you're the doctor! And it's in your garage...