[John Wallace. John Wallace Guitars.]

It looks as if you’re trying to take off too much material at one time. A good rule of thumb is no more than half the width of the bit at any one time. When routing body templates I usually take no more than 1/8″ of material off. Less is better.

A spiral bit will significantly reduce the chances of tear out.

[John Wallace. John Wallace Guitars.]

I’ve had good success dying finished bone nuts black using a mixture of black leather dye and black trans-tint dye. The caveat being the nut needs to be fully finished before the dyeing process and it takes a several days for the dye to penetrate adequately.

I use 4 oz canning jars and heat the dying solution before I place the nut in my solution. When the jar cools it creates a vacuum that I think helps the dye penetrate faster.

You can use any color you like using this method.

[John Wallace. John Wallace Guitars.]

Confirming that the Mouser part worked. Thanks again.

[John Wallace. John Wallace Guitars.]

Awesome! Checked specs and it looks to be an exact match. I was told by more than one person these were out of production. Thank you James. 😀

[John Wallace. John Wallace Guitars.]

Very cool resource. Thanks for posting.