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Re: Gouger Settings

Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-07-13 13:42

Thanks Robin,

Back when I was using the double-radius cane my reed-making skills were nowhere near consistent enough for me to venture an opinion today.

Sometimes the thicker center was visible when back-lit; very useful when centering the cane on the shaper, tying on and also scraping. So much so, I wonder if drawing an indelible thin black guideline along the inner spine of the gouged cane would help the inexperienced reedmaker? probably!

Thanks for your answers. Never having used a gouger it is hard for me to visualize how the blade cuts the cane. I have heard that some people smooth the inside of the cane with a hand scraping tool before shaping. would this be a good thing to do, in your opinion?

It seems strange to me that we scrape the reed so painstakingly on the outside, yet the inner surface will always remain coarsely cut, comparatively. I have always suspected that the gouge has far more of an effect on the finished reed than we give credit for.

J.

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