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 Re: Instead of Making Reeds?
Author: WoodwindOz 
Date:   2012-07-22 04:22

I find that the easiest kind of knife to sharpen is a bevelled knife. Many of the double reed stores have their own 'brand' which is usually fine for adjusting and initial reedmaking. I bought a double hollow ground Landwell, which is a beautiful knife, but have just bought a good bevelled knife for most of my work as I got sick of trying to get the sharpening angle just right.

I survived for 5 years of adjusting reeds with a Rigotti bevelled knife which I didn't know how to sharpen properly, and my reeds didn't suffer terribly for it. I think they are about $25 here. I still use it, for taking bark off blanks mostly, so it has stood the test of time (and abuse!)

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