KNIVES, CUTTERS, & BLOCKS
Double Hollow Ground Knives What kind of knife do I need?
Beveled Knives What kind of knife do I need?
| Japanese Ando Reed Knife This Japanese beveled reed knife is most likely the best beveled knife available. It is made of Japanese laminated sword steel, which takes, and keeps, a very keen edge. It has a comfortable round wood handle, and comes with a leather sheath. To maintain the sharpest edge use Japanese water stone item #C-20 and strop #C-13. Free ground shipping (in the U.S.)! Available Right Handed & Left Handed. |  | |||
| Beveled Edge Knife Made in Germany of hardened specialty steel, with a choice of three varnished hardwood handles. Comes with leather sheath. Which handle is best? Styles available are Oslo right handed, Oslo left handed, Milano right handed, Milano left handed, Toronto right handed, & Toronto left handed. |  | |||
| Rigotti Beveled Reed Knife Beveled edge with a hollow ground back and a Rosewood handle. The steel is not too hard, for easier sharpening on a fine India, hard Arkansas stone, or a diamond "stone". Right Handed Left Handed |  | |||
| Swiss Knife Made of the hardest steel, with a hardwood handle. For touch-up honing, use a hard Arkansas stone, to restore the cutting edge use a diamond stone. Free ground shipping (in the U.S.)! |  | |||
| Rigotti Reed Knife Beveled edge, with a Rosewood handle. Sharpen on fine or medium India stone. Available right handed only. | | |||
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Wedge Knife What kind of knife do I need?
| Rigotti Student Reed Knife Wedge shaped blade with a Rosewood handle. May be used left or right handed. Sharpen on medium or fine India stone |  | |||
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Folding Knives What kind of knife do I need?
| Swiss Folding Knife This Double hollow ground knife is similar to the fixed blade Swiss knife, but very compact. Sharpen on fine India stone, or restore a worn cutting edge on a diamond stone. Free ground shipping (in the U.S.)! |  |
| SwissStar Folding Knife A folding Swiss knife with 2 right hand bevelled blades (ground at slightly different angles), made of the hardest steel. For touch-up honing, use a hard Arkansas stone. To restore the cutting edge, use a diamond stone. Free ground shipping (in the U.S.)! |  |
| Folding Reed Knife This knife has a wedge blade, with a rounded tip and a finger guard. Sharpens most easily on a fine or medium India stone. |  |
| Folding Knife This knife has a wedge blade with a rounded tip. The back of the blade has a "hump" near the tip which is intended to be held against the thumb as a pivot point when scraping. Sharpen on fine or medium India stone. |  |
| Rigotti Folding Knife Double hollow ground, folding into a Rosewood handle. The blade can be locked in any position by tightening the slotted screw. It sharpens well on a fine India or diamond "stone". |  |
| Folding Knife Rigid locking, wedge shaped replaceable stainless steel blade. Sharpen a few times on fine or medium India stone, then just replace the blade. Replacement Blade |  |
Razor Blades & Utility Knife What kind of knife do I need?
| Cane Shaping Knife Our utility knife has a retractable blade with seven breakaway sections. This feature enables the user to quickly obtain a sharp edge without having to stop for honing. Favored by many reed makers for shaping cane as well as other general cutting uses. Comes with one blade; replacement blades are available at most hardware stores. |  |
| Single Edge Razor Blades Nine gauge razor blades, made in U.S.A. Available in Package of 10 ($1.95) & Package of 100 ($10.50). |
Tip Cutters What kind of knife do I need?
| Bassoon Tip Cutter Forrests. Pliers style tip cutter with plastic covered handles, sprung open for ease of use. The flush ground jaws make it easy to see where you are cutting, and they cut both bassoon and contra basoon reeds cleanly. Overall length is 5", and they weigh just over 4 oz. (not for use as a wire cutter) New improved design at a lower price! |  |
| Reed Tip Cutter This is a superbly accurate tip cutter. The body is made of anodized aluminum, the blades are made of 3/16" thick steel, hardened and ground to a sharp edge. The sliding reed holder has a spring loaded detent ball on the underside, so it slides smoothly and with just enough friction to prevent it from sliding at the wrong time. The engraved measuring scale is in millimeters. Made in Germany. Available for bassoon, English horn, & oboe. Free ground shipping (in the U.S.)! See More Information Oboe English Horn Bassoon |  |
| Rieger Bassoon Reed Tip Cutter The reed is firmly, and squarely, held on a mandrel while the unique rotary cutter cuts the tip. Free ground shipping (in the U.S.)! |  |
| Guillotine Reed Tip Cutter This cutter has a Rosewood base with steel cutters. The base also has an adjustable stop to maintain uniform reed length. This works on all double reeds. For best results the reed should be wet when cutting the tip. |  |
Files & Sand Paper
 | Sanding Stick 7" X 3/4" 2 sided sanding stick with fine grit (400) on one side and medium grit (250) on the other. Very handy for smoothing the edges of shaped cane, sanding corks, or even your finger nails! Your choice of image, bassoon or oboe. |  |
| Norton® brand Wet or Dry Sandpaper Full 9" X 11" sheet. We have 220 Grit, 320 Grit, 400 Grit, & 600 Grit. |
| Bassoon Reed File 3 1/2" file With black hardwood grip. Length with handle 7 3/4". |  |
| Needle File Set 6 piece set made of high carbon steel, contains various shapes of 5 1/2" long, double cut files for finishing bassoon reeds. |  |
| Diamond Grit Needle Files Available in course (250 grit) and fine (600 grit) and various shapes. Files available are: Course Grit Round ($9.85), Course Grit Warding ($9.85), Course Grit Three Square ($9.85), Course Grit Hand ($9.85), Fine Grit Round ($8.75), Fine Grit Warding ($8.75), Fine Grit Three Square ($8.75), & Fine Grit Hand ($8.75). |  |
