Les Paul Fretboard Question

[sscovill]

When building a Les Paul, can some tell me two things:

1-Does the nut "sit" at the top of the 1st fret or is it inlaid into the fret?

2-What is the length of the 1st fret?

Thanks,

Steve

[litchfield]

The nut is totally separate from the fretboard.

[Guest AlexVDL]

The nut acts as a zero fret... so it is placed where the first fret should be. Some guitars have a zero fret with a nut behind it.

The edge of the nut is the place where the zero fret should be:

Here you can see a nut behind the zero fret:

The les paul fretboard I drew for you ends at the zero fret

I hope you can figure out the rest yourself