Great video - nice scrape/knife technique and nice up-close filming! Regarding knives, for tip work I use a “shavette” razor. The blades are about 4 cents each and very sharp right out of the wrapper (I use one light stroke to set the edge).

Fantastic video! It is so cool to see how much more fluid and succinct you have gotten doing reed videos over the years.

@OboeFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope it is useful!

Thank you for posting! Super for students. Thanks for sharing, I call it a “Smarty Party”.

i dont play any instruments but this was entertaining and informative (i still know nothing but i feel like i could say something ssounding mildly interesting in a conversation)

@OboeFiles

Жыл бұрын

I hope it comes up!

Great to watch you make this. In the first 10 reeds I made, I managed to get 1 to work, sort of. 😀 I found that as I made the tip thinner, I was also making the entire reed shorter, I'm not sure what I was doing wrong, but I'll figure it out. I also figured out that the brand new knife I had was super blunt, so I have a three pack of sharpening stones, metal ones, probably not the best, but they work. Anyway, thanks for your great content, I always enjoy watching you.

@OboeFiles

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes a sharp knife is a must! I love my metal sharpening plate, I hope you find the trick to sharpen your knives :)

I notice you and a number of others use the flat metal plaques. Is there any particular reason for that? When I first got started I felt like I got better results from a rounded wooden one.

@OboeFiles

Жыл бұрын

Most use the flat plaques to preserve the tightness of the sides, I sometimes use a contoured wooden plaque when I need to get the last little bit from the edge of the tip.. to each their own :)

@joegroves2517

Жыл бұрын

@@OboeFiles Thank you, I'll get one a try and see if I notice a difference!

@anthonypearson3806

4 ай бұрын

I assume that - contrary to many reed-makers - that you don't soak your reeds in water, prior to scraping ?