Who knew the tools I use to sharpen my pocket knives and straight razors would find a new use helping to keep my reeds in good order. I have a pocket knife with a sheep’s foot blade that looks much like your knife. I tried to flatten the back of a reed and made it unplayable. Couldn’t produce a note. I think I used too much pressure when scraping. Great video as always.
Thanks for the comment! Yep - anything sharp and flat will do. I would say the weight of cut you use on the reed should be about the weight you’d use on your own finger… ie, barely touch it!!! Good luck!
dont have any intrest in clarinets but this is just a well made video so I dropped a liked and watched most of it. keep up the good work. the youtube algorithm is starting to choose you lol!
no mention of the Reed Geek? I prefer using a steel lathe bit (which they essentially make reed geeks out of) instead of knife, much safer I find. What brand is the knife you used at the start? Looks a bit like an opinel?
Thanks mate! Yeah the reed geek looks great - I’ve never used one though. I’ve always had knives so I’ve never felt the need for one, but anything with an edge you can sharpen is good. I see the appeal of the RG for people who want a solution they can keep in carry-on luggage, but living in Perth, I have never, ever needed that 😂
Hehe yep! I do see the point of a reed geek though - if I was to travel frequently it would be handy for unchecked luggage, and the really wide angle of the blade would help for durability…. But my knife is just fine :)
Great video! I haven’t seen a lot of videos from clarinetists on UA-cam regarding the reed knife. Very well presented, informative, and interesting!
Thank you John! I really appreciate the feedback :)
Who knew the tools I use to sharpen my pocket knives and straight razors would find a new use helping to keep my reeds in good order. I have a pocket knife with a sheep’s foot blade that looks much like your knife. I tried to flatten the back of a reed and made it unplayable. Couldn’t produce a note. I think I used too much pressure when scraping. Great video as always.
Thanks for the comment! Yep - anything sharp and flat will do. I would say the weight of cut you use on the reed should be about the weight you’d use on your own finger… ie, barely touch it!!! Good luck!
dont have any intrest in clarinets but this is just a well made video so I dropped a liked and watched most of it. keep up the good work. the youtube algorithm is starting to choose you lol!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment. You never know - you might be a clarinettist at heart!
no mention of the Reed Geek? I prefer using a steel lathe bit (which they essentially make reed geeks out of) instead of knife, much safer I find. What brand is the knife you used at the start? Looks a bit like an opinel?
Thanks mate! Yeah the reed geek looks great - I’ve never used one though. I’ve always had knives so I’ve never felt the need for one, but anything with an edge you can sharpen is good. I see the appeal of the RG for people who want a solution they can keep in carry-on luggage, but living in Perth, I have never, ever needed that 😂
Knife! Cheaper than my reedgeek.
Hehe yep! I do see the point of a reed geek though - if I was to travel frequently it would be handy for unchecked luggage, and the really wide angle of the blade would help for durability…. But my knife is just fine :)
I ues my pocket knife
Perfect! Whatever works!
The sheer horror I felt seeing the combination of you and a knife in the thumbnail was immense
Is it like the horror I felt when I saw you on my class list for history?
@@philipeverall6 you should’ve seen that coming man