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I'm not a mummy-man and am thinking of making a video about what I do instead. I KNEW you had a clear and concise mummy video! But I'm curious, why leave the reed wrapped for the duration of the drying process? It would seem that the string would impede drying, but possibly, the cotton may shrink as it dries, adding pressure to keep the tube round. Thoughts?

If a knife is really, really blunt, is it a case of just keeping at it? I just spent half an hour trying to sharpen my knife and it still feels like there is no edge on it. :(

I was just looking this video up for a student and noticed you didn't put your LC Sharpening stones in the video description, they look great!

How do you know when you are holding the double hollow ground knife at the correct angle while sharpening on the stone? and also on the steel afterwards?

Hello. I was trying to search 'basdoon cane blank splitting into theblafe' and found your video. Could my cane be gougedttoo thick as it splits into the blade dvery time. I have soaked and resoaked and formed using boiling water but it still splits. I noticed your reeds seem to be gouged a bit thinner. Could this be the problem? Thankyou

Thank you for this video! I watched this after your how to sharpen a reed knife 101 video and I appreciate the clarity you guys provide.

Does the whetstone will give the same results as Diamond stone?

This video is incredibly helpful! I've been looking for some in-depth explanation like this for a while! Thank you so much :D - from a curious oboist

Never considered using a single-barrel before using the double-barrel. Great idea!

I'm on of those hardcore knife sharpeners you were talking about and just want to expand my offering for people. I got some questions about the burr you're forming. How heavy of a burr are you forming? Are you stopping as soon as one forms or going beyond that? Does the angle actually matter or are you solely aiming for a thin blade with a consistent burr? This looks like a mix between straight razor sharpening and scraper sharpening to me. You also mentioned designing the beveled knife for ease of sharpening. Are the flats similar to a yanagiba knife with a hollow back? Also, those shapton stone should not be soaked. They are magnesium based and will break down. They're called splash and go stones because you just need to splash them

Wondering how you profile cane. I use my own design. The elliptical profiler. www.forrestsmusic.com/profilers.htm This machine always makes a crescent shape center to side which is adjustable from .003" to .010". Can profile bassoon or contra cane.

This reminds me Mordechai Rechtman's System SO MUCH! The basic idea is the same: using the conical taper of the bassoon, creating a continuation of the same taper. There's actually a specific mandrel available for this purpose: Rieger model "MR". However, the tip of the mandrel doesn't extend too much into the blades... This is why I ordered a custom made mandrel from Rieger, which looks like your mandrels, except that Rieger mandrels cost 30$ each one. The idea is fantastic because reeds work simply better. Actually, if you insert the mandrel into any reed and fix the whole taper with pliers, the reed improves considerably. I suppose that we were used to employ not-conical mandrels in the past (standard Rieger mandrel) because it's easier to create that "vault" shape that makes the reed work fine. However, that shape can also be created with the trimming (actually, I use a file to sculpt that shape, without taking measurements). I'm glad to have discovered your set of mandrels, because I was considering buying a lot of Rieger custom made mandrels, and that would be quite expensive... I will consider buying them soon. The difficult thing is that I live in Spain. I will have to be prepared for custom duties... Thank you for sharing!

Will this technique work for a knife used for the Kamins/Herzberg tip beveling technique?

Seriously, these are GREAT! It's so nice to have something that someone put some real thought into. I put in some time comparing dozens of reeds (Herzberg shape) made with the Cornelison pins vs Christlieb pins (which I'm pretty sure are what Herzberg himself used). The Cornelison pins had a clear advantage and consistency and were easier to work with.

Hi LC Double Reeds, great video! Can we purchase these reed cases outside of the USA?