The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Oboe Reedmaking, Volume 1 contains over 338 color illustrations and photographs of the reedmaking process, 222 pages of text and information on reedmaking; an index, footnotes, glossary, list of illustrations, and list of tables. The book is printed in the USA on 80#, acid-free, matte paper.
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![My Workshop](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/85177a76-e34a-4fd3-8a0f-fa064aecc22a_rw_1920.jpg?h=dc234f749f1da6a7c95b06c8e30a15dd)
From The Introduction: The Workspace
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/16392a48-104e-40c9-8b91-08af77806b39_rw_600.png?h=dd382d4a85a979b08daaa32e6bfafa42)
From Lesson 4: Tying The Reed
![Cover Left-hand version](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/4e26bf65-ce52-4d77-bab5-f74f9383ea04_rw_1920.jpg?h=aa1b00ea98bb76fea0a1c3c364972272)
Cover Left-hand version
![From Lesson 3: Reed Adjustment](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/c59af463-5144-43bf-a39a-1af83e800a44_rw_600.jpg?h=8baac176dfa24004293350780aa9a4c8)
From Lesson 3: Reed Adjustment
![From Lesson 8: Sharpening With Bench Stones](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/7191e088-aa48-44c7-b3dd-4a9efbba1a8d_rw_600.jpg?h=9bd5f0598a17d2d44cc8e15b1ce0ae4b)
From Lesson 8: Sharpening With Bench Stones
![From Lesson 6: Gouging The Cane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/4d791eac-8d7d-4b0f-9b6d-9984a0801d2e_rw_1200.jpg?h=b4ae753821fa321b76a64beea3b79445)
From Lesson 6: Gouging The Cane
![From Lesson 1: Knife Sharpening And Scraping](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/e9da9a3b-484c-4ce5-b1f3-af945e58d40f_rw_600.jpg?h=2d404676a0b1bc2790191f800ef831af)
From Lesson 1: Knife Sharpening And Scraping
![From Lesson 6: Gouging The Cane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/adf696d8-3745-481f-8dc8-9f845a8ba0e6_rw_1200.jpg?h=9dc9d2178fb15c31322d385b5fc8af15)
From Lesson 6: Gouging The Cane
![From Lesson 4: Tying The Reed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/4771f652-8a2e-4f70-8547-bfbcc6de0fea_rw_600.jpg?h=615cf62f6e6bbd1ab68854a929021386)
From Lesson 4: Tying The Reed
![From Lesson 6: Gouging The Cane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/77f1c3db-8b6e-4ec7-9e3e-28bcaafbba43_rw_1920.jpg?h=f09248aafefc1cf0dbe36adf0a3850ce)
From Lesson 6: Gouging The Cane
![From Lesson 4: Tying Essentials](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/3c4d880c-7828-4156-8d26-696d5ff379df_rw_1200.jpg?h=47fcdf4a12d8c865a272fd9dc0bb7b17)
From Lesson 4: Tying Essentials
![From Lesson 5: Shaping The Cane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/e5144bd1-095d-4bb1-9c64-3746faff54e4_rw_1200.jpg?h=bc9b2b742b47703668023a942a2b062d)
From Lesson 5: Shaping The Cane
![From Lesson 4: Tying The Reed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/60127549-c238-4775-a6cb-72eba7c1fb38_rw_1920.jpg?h=382588389a76532197e78bf295545a17)
From Lesson 4: Tying The Reed
![From Lesson 5: Shaping The Cane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/dcf81c5c-3281-4dd4-92b0-ff143ca6f8e5_rw_1200.jpg?h=4871abe375b175e2c9f0bd1b82d94c6c)
From Lesson 5: Shaping The Cane
![From Lesson 2: Steeling And Scraping](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/a2358420-fa47-46e9-a126-c001b9a1cab1_rw_1200.jpg?h=77e32e366d94487a20bbb974cd6da9a7)
From Lesson 2: Steeling And Scraping
![From Lesson 2: Steeling And Scraping](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/772f913e-2bcc-4faf-89bd-89a6d966042b_rw_1200.jpg?h=bbf7bfdd9262f34b2b428cf88d026d5c)
From Lesson 2: Steeling And Scraping
![From Lesson 7: Reedmaking For Non-Reedmakers](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/dd275203-5fa9-45ed-ae32-4049f32cbaaa_rw_1200.jpg?h=cbe545a1f834b8f453e1c994f7c332da)
From Lesson 7: Reedmaking For Non-Reedmakers
![Scraping The Lower Back. Scraping here collapses the reed and/or adds low vibrations to the crow.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/d36b93f7-ee8c-45db-b1fd-4fb6e44dca64_rw_600.png?h=b0d837d3ddc5e9a5c84e03cf8f1196fe)
From Lesson 3: Finishing And Adjusting The Reed
![Lesson 1: Scraping The Reed Blank](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/83f5b334-a7c4-4e46-94cf-ccd638e9c7f7/ad6fc2cc-02f9-4671-8ffc-3900b18212c3_rw_1200.jpg?h=95f19807de99d3a1f080c3b6aa4b5765)
From Lesson 1: Knife Sharpening And Scraping