The Book "Reed-Making from Blank to Crow" by John Dee is really good guide that intended to help simplify reed-making and make your work more efficient and rewarding. It is appropriate for all levels and abilities.
This companion guide does not involve the preliminary stages of reed-making such as tying the reed blank. However, it does offer rarely discussed knife scraping techniques, recommended equipment, simple and effective knife sharpening instructions and step-by-step procedures to assist in making good, functional oboe reeds from bank to crow.
