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Bone Nut ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:01 pm
by Zen
Anyone familiar with different types of bone nut?
The one on the right in the pic is definitely bone as i just took it from the pack it came in
The one in the middle is a lot brighter in colour but I assume its also bone but why so white compared to the other one ?
The one on the left has left me baffled--is it bone that is unbleached by any chance ?
I buy stuff online and then forget what I bought--old age for sure !!
Rusty
Re: Bone Nut ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:08 pm
by justrfb
Hello Rusty.
I can offer you my opinion of the nut blank in the middle position... It looks exactly like the bleached bone nut blank I bought for my last build from Stew Mac. Excellent to work with (although it smells like the dentist chair when being drilled for a cavity...) and the result was a beautiful nut! I hope this helps...
Sincerely,
Rich
Re: Bone Nut ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:09 pm
by JLT
The bone nut on the left looks like unbleached. That's what I usually use.
Some people claim that the bleaching process weakens the bone.
Re: Bone Nut ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:26 pm
by Zen
Thanks for that
I like the look of the unbleached one but will then have to make a matching saddle I guess.
Rusty
Re: Bone Nut ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:28 pm
by Zen
justrfb wrote:Hello Rusty.
I can offer you my opinion of the nut blank in the middle position... It looks exactly like the bleached bone nut blank I bought for my last build from Stew Mac. Excellent to work with (although it smells like the dentist chair when being drilled for a cavity...) and the result was a beautiful nut! I hope this helps...
Sincerely,
Rich
Thanks for that. I know we can buy a finished nut anytime nowadays, but theres something nice about one thats done by hand even though it takes a certain amount of skill.
Rusty