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Author: huboboe
Date: 2012-10-27 22:12
It depends mostly on the hardness of the blade (as it does with your reed knife) and to a lesser extent on the cane. I don't know how to account for the abrasive qualities of cane, but we all know some is harder than others.
A sharp blade (again, just like your reed knife) will give a nearly polished surface to the cut. As the blade dulls, the surface gets fuzzier. When it starts to get rough looking, the blade is crushing and tearing fibers instead of cutting them. This is counter-productive, so rather than counting pieces, look at the surface finish of your gouged cane and correlate this with when your reed results start to drop off. This is the best indication of when you need to resharpen.
It might be worth returning the blade to Dan Ross to regrind - that way the shape will be the same. And 2 blades would allow you to have a sharp one on the machine and one in the process of sharpening, so you don't get forced by your schedule to use a dull blade.
Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com
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mjfoboe |
2012-10-26 20:19 |
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huboboe |
2012-10-27 22:12 |
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johnt |
2012-10-27 22:13 |
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huboboe |
2012-10-27 22:16 |
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mjfoboe |
2012-10-27 22:41 |
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