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Re: To gouge or not to gouge

Author: johnt
Date: 2011-01-22 21:52

I just think spitting cane with a razor blade is asking for trouble with possible cut fingers imho; unless chain mail gloves protect the hands. I generally get three decent pieces from each tube, using the arrowhead splitter. It's possible to straighten cane to make a seemingly bad piece into a usable one. Of course you have to be careful with this arrowhead method as well; it helps to rock the splitter three ways to start the cuts. Then a gentle push gets it done. Using a razor blade to shape is much safer in that the shaper tip handle stops the blade from slipping down its length. Gotta be careful around sharp stuff, though.

Rule #1: don't even think of having a restorative while processing cane or scraping reeds.

Best,

john

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