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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2014-03-31 10:02
Bob is often here on the board, so I'm sure he'll chime in. His measurements are of his shapers, not of the cane. You are definitely not over-thinking this!
There are a lot of other factors that affect the eventual width of the cane:
Do you angle over the shoulders of the shaper as you shape?
What blade do you use?
How sharp is it?
How many strokes do you take?
How wet is the cane when you shape it?
For these reasons, many people nowadays prefer straight shapers. these close over the flat cane like a vise, and you then trim excess cane from both sides (middle to end). This ensures a perfectly repeatable shape with perpendicular edges every time. The vise scores a line or notches across the centre point so it folds perfectly as well. But you REALLY need to know what shape you want!
I think Udo Heng (reeds 'n stuff) and Hortnagl make shaping machines with built-in shaping blades with shapers like this - oh, there is no end to the amount of money you can spend shaping your cane to within a micron of its life ...
From my perspective - find a shape that works for you, develop consistent technique, make lots of reeds and play them. Bob Hubbard offers a replacement - buy a shaper and don't like it? He'll swap it for a different one.
J.
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WoodwindOz |
2014-03-30 02:06 |
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jhoyla |
2014-03-30 15:34 |
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WoodwindOz |
2014-03-30 18:10 |
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Re: Short-scrape shapes new |
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jhoyla |
2014-03-31 10:02 |
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mjfoboe |
2014-03-31 17:04 |
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huboboe |
2014-03-31 21:15 |
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