Luthier's Nut Shaping Holder

Helps you get a grip on your nuts.

 

After the success of the saddle sanding jig, I put my mind on nuts.  If there was a way to get a grip on those slippery little boogers, it would sure be nice.  Well, here is a scrap of walnut ready to serve at a moment's notice.  Insert marked nut blank and sand to all marked surfaces.  Look carefully at the tiny notch on the square ended side, that stops the bone nut from retreating and from easily popping out.  Finish your nut surfaces with a small bastard file, 320 grit paper and some Menzerna on the buffer.  All nice and shiny nut, after all, isn't that what we all want?

Holder was cut on a Delta 14" Bandsaw in just a jiffy.  A wingnut would be handy.