Author: mschmidt
Date: 2008-08-03 14:19
So interesting to see, and read, the differences in what people do for the basic mechanics of reedmaking.
My first teacher had a manual reedwinder based on a pencil sharpener. Not as fast as the electric. He started the wind right at the end of the staple, and never did any crossover, and, consequently, neither have I. I keep on meaning to try the crossover thing, just to see if it makes any difference, but my reeds work, so it's hard for me to imagine any benefit other than conformity with what everyone else does.
It is funny to me to see the emphasis on ergonomic efficiency of that last video and then see him cut the anchor with a scissors AFTER he's loosened it! It seems so much less efficient than just snapping it with a knife while it's still taut.
I can see the use of the varnish to prevent an unwinding if the knot fails, but I don't think it's going to prevent any "leak between the threads," because I don't believe that there is such a thing as a "leak between the threads." If the cane isn't set on the staple tightly enough to prevent air from getting to the outside of the staple, the whole thing is going to be useless for all sorts of reasons beyond just leaks.
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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