[CAUT] harpsichord quilling

[Fred Sturm]

Amen to Alan's remark. They come in different types of steel, different
types of sharpening style, and different shapes - same basic angle, but many
don't actually come to a fine point, having a kind of back cut from the
point to a place along the unsharpened edge. The sharpening style means some
bite into the delrin faster/smoother than others, and you can get a finer
shaving easier. Types of steel impact how long they stay sharp, and how easy
they are to sharpen/strop/hone (sometimes impossible, practically speaking).
    I finally found some I really liked, got a box of 100, and thought I was
set for life. Then my tool box they were in was stolen, and I'd of course
forgotten brand and source (many years having passed). I do like the ones I
got recently from Hubbard, which have a shape that does come to a sharp
point - good for getting really close to the tongue. Of course, Hubbard
charges a premium as a re-seller.
    BTW, they are for a #3 handle. There are a couple pretty standard handle
sizes out there.

Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico


On 10/27/06 4:53 PM, "Alan McCoy" <amccoy at mail.ewu.edu> wrote:

> But not all #11 blades are equally good.
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> -- Alan McCoy, RPT
> Eastern Washington University
> amccoy at mail.ewu.edu
> 509-359-4627
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> 
>> From: <reggaepass at aol.com>
>> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
>> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:50:16 -0400
>> To: <caut at ptg.org>
>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] harpsichord quilling
>> 
>> Thanks, Anne.
>> 
>> ae
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: a.acker at comcast.net
>> To: caut at ptg.org
>> Sent: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] harpsichord quilling
>> 
>>     -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: reggaepass at aol.com
>>> Fred, Anne, and everyone else who works on harpsichords,
>>> 
>>> Here's a question that might be a little easier to answer: What
>> is/are
>>> your favorite tool for carving plectra (and where do you get them)?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Alan Eder R.P.T.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Scalpels and #11 blades, tapered.   hands down.    Medical supply
>> stores.
>> 
>> Anne
>> 
>> 
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