For the ones I made, I found that the cutting of the dovetail was the easiest part. The hard parts were the slots for the fingers, and the fingers themselves. Although not strictly necessary, I wanted the steel fingers to look the same as the original Centec ones, and they were difficult to machine – they have some strange angles.
The pictures show the last 5 sets of fingers and name plates I made, and an unfinished set of fingers that I didn't think were good enough.
Drop me a PM if you want the unfinished set.
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Gary