nut slot depth specs and info

To cut nut slots I start by setting feeler gauges for the height of the 1st fret + , that seems pretty safe to avoid cutting too deep, and then I

There's a good chance that most builders deliberately target cutting the nut slots just above the fret height solely because

nut slot files Not sure of a measurement, I just bring down the slot height just to where the intonation on the first fret is good That usually leaves

nut slot height However if you have a vernier caliper you can measure the height of the nut from the base to the slots for the high E