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Does anybody know where I can find a Maple strap button?


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Formerly know as Mandodiddle.

End button or neck button?

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

I’m looking for a neck button.


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Formerly know as Mandodiddle.

I don't recall seeing many light wood strap buttons or maple. But you might take a look at LMII for boxwood end pins -

https://www.lmii.com/bridge-pins-and-end-pins/514-boxwood-end-pin.html

Looks something like maple.

You'd have to cut it off and drill it for a screw but that's not bad.

Also small drawer pulls or knobs might be a source for maple parts that could get a little transformation in the shop and work. Mini Shaker pegs may be a good start.

Prior to having a lathe I've used a drill press or even a drill held in a vise to spin small stuff against files and sandpaper to shape small items.

Know any pen makers?

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Brian R, Wood Mechanic
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Hey Bill,

Since I have a maple necked acoustic on the bench I thought you had an interesting idea in custom strap buttons. Maybe it would work for me too. So, between plowing snow up here I thought I'd make one myself.

Back, sides and all the furniture except the neck are macasser ebony so in the end, I decided to go with ebony. I like torturing myself with tiny projects on occasion to see if the fingers still work.

I made the maple button out of scrap saved from the wood stove and is curly crotch wood and considerably harder than most hard maple.

Anyway, the experiment was a success with no do overs!

If you want this one PM me an address, and merry Christmas. Do you want a gold or silver screw if you do.

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Brian R, Wood Mechanic
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Nice work!