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 Re: How to Sharpen things.
Author: oboedrew 
Date:   2011-04-06 21:57

mschmidt wrote:

> One thing I have learned from 30 years in science is
> that whenever several people loudly insist that they
> are right and others are wrong, it usually means
> that nobody really understands what is going on....

That's hardly a scientific perspective.

"The Earth is flat!"

"No, the Earth is round!"

And the scientist concludes, "Disagreement exists. Therefore, it's an unfathomable mystery!"

There are good tools and bad tools for many jobs. Reedmaking is no exception.

Sadly, only a fortunate few learn efficient scraping and sharpening techniques in their first few years. And if you don't catch 'em young, they're too dang expert to learn any more.

*sigh*

No wonder we think reedmaking is difficult. No wonder we spend our lives questing after holy grails like perfect gouges.

For the young oboists reading this thread, here's some friendly advice from your uncle oboedrew: Invest a few dollars in an illustrated reed knife sharpening guide. Daryl Caswell's booklet is the best value at a mere ten bucks. Tom Blodgett's is good too, though pricier.

There's some good stuff on the interwebs, but there's a lot of nonsense too. You chop wood with an axe. Your scrape cane with a reed knife. Sharpen each appropriately.

Cheers,
Drew

www.oboedrew.com

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