While the blades used in reed-making tools such as gougers and guillotines are typically manufactured from steels that are considerably harder than those found in most reed knives, they are still s
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Professional Reed Knife Cleaning and Sharpening
At Jende Industries, we provide professional sharpening services for Jende reed knives as well as virtually any make or model of reed knife used by oboe, bassoon, and clarinet players. Musicians an
Jende Sharpening Tips – Left Handed Reed Knife by Left Handed Sharpener
Jende Sharpening tips byTom Blodgett at jendeindustries.com Left handed reed knife users are people, too. Here is a demonstration of a left handed version of the Dime-Nickel reed knife sharpening m
Jende Sharpening Tips – Pantzier Reed Knife
Sharpening Tips from Tom Blodgett at jendeIndustries.com The Pantzier reed knife is basically a single bevel knife with a radius tip. The bevel portion of the blade is sharpened as usual by follow
Jende Sharpening Tips – Ando Single Bevel Reed Knife
Sharpening Tips from Tom Blodgett at jendeIndustries.com Single bevel reed knives usually follow the preset bevel angle, but the laminated steel of the Ando knife requires more “forward pres
New Double Reed Products from Jende Industries – April 2017
We’d like to announce our newest double reed additions to the Jende product line for all you oboe and bassoon players! First up is the Jende Reed Tool Roll. This high quality leather tool st
The New 15K Jende Reed Knife
The New 15K Jende Reed Knife is now available! The 15K Jende Reed Knife has been around since Jende Industries first opened its doors, but it has just now received a complete overhaul. The New 15K
Jake Lieberstein – Now a Jende Reed Knife Retailer!
I’d like to welcome Jake Liebertstein to the Jende Reed Knife family! I first met Jake a few years back at a reed knife seminar at Oboe Works when they were at Columbus Circle in NY City. He
Oboes.ch Reed Knife + 1,500 grit Shapton Pro Travel Sharpening Stone (2 Videos)
An introduction to using the Swiss Star Knife from Oboes.Ch on a custom 1,500 Shapton Pro grit travel stone by Tom Blodgett of Jende Industries, LLC. This video first introduces the 1,500 grit Shap
Making Reeds Start to Finish – an Ebook by Nancy Ambrose King
Many people in the double reed world are familiar with Dr. Nancy Ambrose King, Professor of Oboe at Michigan University. Aside from being a truly gifted musician, teacher and a wonderful human bein