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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-01-15 23:18
Hooray for reedmaking!
In order to do what you are asking, your knife has to be sharp. But, it has to be sharp in a specific way. The edge on your knife has to allow you to scrape (cut) the reed WITHOUT applying any extra pressure. It should be possible to to remove cane while holding the knife in your fingertips.
Also don't confuse a "gritty" edge with a "sharp" edge. Sometimes the edge will be rough, which is good for removing bark, but if you are trying to scrape the tip thinly, a rough-edged knife will just rip the tip up - or completely off with some encouragement!
Once you think you have the knife thing down, is it just a question of increasing the longitudinal and anterior/posterior angles of the knife, relative to the reed. (What does that mean? For the left side of a blade --> With the knife in normal scraping position, 9 and 3 o'clock, change to 8 and 2 o'clock.)
The knife is really the hardest part of reed-making. Generally, the concepts of making a reed aren't that difficult. The difficulty lies in knowing how to sharpen your tools to get them to do what you want them to do.
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my58vw |
2006-01-15 22:27 |
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Re: Scaping question... new |
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d-oboe |
2006-01-15 23:18 |
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ohsuzan |
2006-01-16 01:34 |
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GMac |
2006-01-16 02:11 |
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my58vw |
2006-01-16 07:47 |
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d-oboe |
2006-01-16 12:39 |
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ohsuzan |
2006-01-16 12:31 |
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