While I was in Arizona I got to help my friend while she made some of her reeds. Technically I helped process the cane while she shaped it, and that was only the first stage! Even though I wasn't very good at it, the process was really neat so I felt compelled to document it. The photo above is only a half finished reed but you can see its begun to take shape. |
| Cane soaking beforehand |
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| Fitting the cane onto the barrel |
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| The Profiler - let's do this! |
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| Precise incisions are made |
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| Then, we shave! |
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| Shaving the cane down |
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| Sliming the cane on the shaper |
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| Shavings |
nice;)
ReplyDeletewould you like to follow each oher?
Thanks! I'll definitely check out your blog!
DeleteWaaah this is too freaking cool. I always wondered how they made the reeds, I bet it's really meticulous work since the reeds are so fragile as well.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a lot of work! The good thing about processing the cane is that it's actually really strong, I was actually too gentle trying to shave it and my friend was like, let me show you how its done haha!
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