I find that a surgical saw, something like what one can find even on Amazon (Satterlee Bone Saw 13") is an ideal tool. A very thin blade with sharp teeth. Just make sure you do not cut yourself in the process... It is actually ideal for many uses with wood, bone and plastics.
alexander r. On Sun, 09 Feb 2014 15:33:16 -0600 (CST) Herbert Ward <wa...@physics.utexas.edu> wrote: > > I have some basswood, about 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch > by 10 inches ( 1cm x 1cm x 20cm). > > I would like to cut it into matchstick-sized > pieces, for use in tightening loose frets > (on the back of the neck). > > Looking in Amazon, I did not see a tool that > seemed likely to work well. > > I guess I need some type of little saw. > > I could whittle with a utility knife, but > that would be wasteful and time consuming. > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
