The second leg of my trip took me to Austin, Texas where the beautiful Chicago summer lake weather turned to hot and sunny Texas summer weather. I was scheduled to give some reed knife sharpening s
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Shapton Glass Stone Scratch Marks
This is a rough comparison of the scratches made by the Shapton Glass stones (white and gray). The process was the same as the with the Professional stones, I sharpened by hand using a single Jende
IDRS 2010 – Oklahoma University
The 2010 International Double Reed Society (IDRS) Festival was held at Oklahoma University in Norman, OK. This was my 5th festival since starting in 2004, and it was a great week of music, fun and
The Jende Book of Sharpening Double Hollow Ground Reed Knives
I just wanted to post a shameless plug for my reed knife sharpening book – The Jende Book of Sharpening Double Hollow Ground Reed Knives. The book is based on my reed knife seminars, and teac
Jende Reed Knife – Find Out For Yourself….
Jende Reed Knives are the sharpest reed knives on the market right out of the box for making and adjusting oboe, bassoon, clarinet and even saxophone reeds. But I’m just a salesman if I write