reed making: Jun Watabe

Bil Jackson's Speedreed

Following tools are required to make your own reeds from cane tubes.
Usage of each tool will be discussed in later pages.
Tube canes:
by French reed company, Glotin		SpeedReed®
Miter Box:
designed by
Bil Jackson
SpeedReed®
Planer Base		SpeedReed®
Shaper
Plane:
push forward to use		Reedual:
It reads and duplicates the model reed.
You also need a fret saw, knife, sandpaper (#220 open-coat, #320 closed-coat)
large glass plate, reed clipper.

It tates as few as seven minutes to make a reed from a cane tube,
as "SpeedReed" implies.