Guitar Nut Making Tools

GMC Luthier Tools Nut Replacement jig shown checking the nut slot depth on a guitar.

1) Copy the instrument

By using a sliding plate setup, that functions much like a depth gauge, the jig replicates the guitar's nut slot.

GMC Luthier Tools String Spacing Guide with razor saw marking the string slots for a custom guitar nut.

2) Mark the string spacing

Mark every string slot position in a single setting, without measurement or eyeballing errors.

GMC Luthier Tools nut filing jig action setting plate, being used to determine the depth of filling for a string slot.

3) File the nut slots

Carry out filing and shaping comfortably on your workbench vice, without the risk of tool slips against the guitar headstock.