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Hey Pete,
It isn’t that hard to replace a nut. Buy some bone blanks and don’t be in a hurry to complete this repair.
i have every tool know to the Guitar lords that i need to do repairs so I can us one of my sanders to shape and fine tune the nut width and lengths
1. make sure your new nut is a smidgen taller than the existing nut. File or sand to height.
2.. File or use a Japanese Saw or hack saw to cut it down to get the right length and make sure that it fits snuggly into the nut slot. Sand it if it is too thic for the slot. hand sanding will take you a long time but is good for learning patience, yeah, right….
Line it up, back to back with your existing nut and pencil mark the string locations.
I have couple of sets of slot files made for guitar work and would slot each string location a little higher than I will need and put it in the slot and string it up and slowly adjust each string to the proper height. You can also buy bone powder to fill in slots if you file to deeply.
If you buy an tools like the needed files look them up on StewMac but buy them from Amazon as StewMac charges a huge shipping fee.
I can’t remember the name of the other company on Amazon that sells guitar tools and parts but you will find them located on Amazon under guitar tools or parts. Good luck and know that you will never have to pay a guitar tech for this repair again. Plus I find the repairs fun to do.