Author: Loree BF51
Date: 2012-06-12 01:36
Regarding using the hair on the forearm for testing the sharpness of a reed knife, I remember seeing a contributor on Youtube suggesting this. He/she (?) also cautioned to not move the knife sideways, while in contact with one’s arm. Even I shivered a little about that! The name of the contributor seemed to be somewhat familiar, from someplace else. I remember one of my teachers showing me how to use the thumbnail for this test, also, but of course, the thumbnail composition is not the quite the same as oboe cane. But, I felt there must be a better way, somehow. This week, I noticed on that auction site, “you-buy”, that someone was selling some tube-like things, that were about 6” long or so, and about a ½” in diameter and were made out of some kind of weird looking wood that was a yellowish color and some of them, even had spots on the surface. I thought that maybe, if this kind of wood could absorb some water and the surface wasn’t too hard, maybe these could serve as a knife-testing surface that would be really safe, even if the user is a female. I saw somewhere that this type of wood is called “arunondonuts” or something like that. Well, anyway, it’s just a thought. Regards.
R. Still former student
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