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Chinese bone nut blanks
Someone in another thread mentioned less costly bone nut blanks at five dollars each being a bargain compared to the usual(!) twenty dollars each he'd been paying.
I buy my cattle bone nut blanks from Chinese vendors in bulk for, last time, ten for fifteen bucks in 2020. Just looked, ten for ten bucks. Am I missing something? |
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I've not bought nut blanks in a while but $20 dollars?
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Quote:
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Like the saying goes, "There's a sucker born every minute".
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further...
The twenty-buck comment appeared in the thread about Philadelphia Luthier Tools &
Supply. The poster didn't pay that, he mentioned he saw it offered by another vendor. Still, a gold star for chutzpah. |
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You can get 3x bone saddle + 3x bone nut blanks on Amazon for $10 so yeah $20 seems high.
I haven't purchased these myself but there are good reviews. |
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Next thing you know, people will be trying to tell us that bone from (insert country here) sounds better.
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a thought
Skip, thanks. I think it was only a matter of time before somebody brought that up!
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Last ones I bought were about 5/$5 on aliexpress. Shipping was $0.98. Bone seems to be nice quality but shipping can take a long time. It's ok if you plan ahead.
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I have heard that camel bone is denser and sounds different but it is dark.
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I thought that was giraffe?
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I don't know anything about this topic but your thread title is my new favorite band name.
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Giraffe bone makes pretty good nuts. But, the saddles tend to stand a little tall.
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I did buy a dozen to craft nuts and another
dozen to craft saddles some years ago : I saved hundreds of dollars doing so.
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There is a difference in quality in cow bone nuts and saddles, and better suppliers grade them accordingly. I buy them a hundred or so at a time and choose the AAA quality. It is harder and has fewer pores. My most recent saddle acquisition was this month and they were right about $2 per. I split the order between bleached and natural. Some people prefer the bleached as it is much more evenly white, but I personally love the visual character of the natural product.
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