Author: Scandinavian
Date: 2014-05-16 22:11
Hello again,
So it seems to me that the slightly wider shape of the straight shaper is messing with your reed setup. You can try to get a even more similar straight template by sendig a couple of pieces of cane shaped with the shaper tip to Hörtnagl. He will compare it's measurments to his extensive list of shapes and find the closest match. I would assume that Udo Heng would be able to do this also, but I think his list is shorter.
I actually went the other way - I have stopped using the machine in favor of the shaper tip. I find that the result is much more consistent, if I'm only thorough enough. It's also so much easier to break the knife blade after each shaped piece of cane, always shaping with a sharp edge - the machine blades get dull so quickly, and are not too easy to sharpen. (At least not for me..)
/Johannes
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