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Scrape #1
T scraPeis used for taking off large amounts of wood in areas near
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the shoulder, at the thickest part of-the vamp. You will not need to rest the
reed on a placque; simply place it in your hind (see Figure 6a):
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Figu-rq 5a: Best areas of the reed for Scrape#L. When taking off large
amounts of the reed around the shoulder, it is O K for the knife tidig in a"bit.
Figure 6b: Use this part of the knife blade for Scrape#1
Figure 5c: Motion of knife blade in scrape #1. place thumb behind
blade to guide. Starting with the knife nearly pirallel to the surface of the
reed, Plsh the knife gently from behind witlr ihe thumb, and turn the knife
upwards at the end of the follow-through.
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Figure 7b: Use this section of the knife blade for Scrape#2
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Scrape #4
This scrape, precise and easy to learn, is used near the tip of the reed
(see Figur" 9j): With it you take off the least amount of wood pei scraping
procedure. Ot ly a tiny amount of "dust" should be visible on tfre knife iftei
this procedure. Rest the reed on a placque and use a minimum of knife
Pressure.
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Figure 9c: Starting at a 45 degree angle as in the illustration above,
F bring the knife perpendicular to the reed (at a 90 degree angle), and then stop-
-don't continue on the follow through, which can gouge the reed in these
more senstive areas. Scrape straight with the grain of the reed, not diagonally.
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Use of Sandpaper Strips and/or Reed Rush
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