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Re: Reed making books for Beginners

Author: johnt
Date: 2011-03-19 18:11

Craig,

I've been looking; without exception I've found only devices which accommodate knife blades up to 2 7/8 inches long. Most double reed knives are minimum 3 inches long & of course the jointer blades are 6 inches or more in length. I'm going to ask Udo Heng at the Tempe IDRS this June if it would be possible for him to fabricate a device with rollers which would accommodate a 3" to 6+" blade. This would be a quantum leap in terms of speed of sharpening & virtually eliminate the variables in hand sharpening. Of course it is easier to sharpen the single bevel; just making sure the respective sides (bevel & flat) stay dead flat on the stone or sandpaper. With the DHG, there is more latitude; rule of thumb says dead flat on the leading edge & 40-ish degrees on the trailing edge. For years I've been using the groove in the fleshy part of my thumb made by pressing the blade forward to keep the trailing edge constant…it works but still a variable. Advantage of a strop is that the trailing edge of the knife blade is stroked dead flat against the flat of the leather pulling the blade towards you: no variables here. This refines the sharpness of the burr to a gnat's posterior: a couple of swipes on the AH rod to realign the burr & reed making becomes a lark, what with plane-like curled shavings coming off the cane.

Best,

john

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