tip cutter

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:36 pm

Does this tool have another name? Is it something that can be attained at a hardware store or is it only a reedmaking tool? Here's a picture if you don't know what I mean.

anima · Post by **anima** » Mon May 14, 2007 7:22 pm

that would be an end-cutting nipper

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Mon May 14, 2007 7:25 pm

Wire nippers.
But I've never seen 'em used in reed making. YMMV, though.

ceadach · Post by **ceadach** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:21 pm

A.K.A. bull nose or snub nose pincers. Handy for cutting wire, especially cutting it close to something else you don't want to cut.

itisi · Post by **itisi** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:16 am

The subjest says "tip cutter"

If you even thought for one second to use this to trim a reed.., DON'T!!!!

Use a very very very sharp knife!

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:53 am

I've seen 'em used for cutting tails, but not for cutting lips... yet...

In the videos of reedmaking that Big Davy provided links to in the youtube thread, the bloke there uses nippers...

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... &start=285

13th topic down.

I also have it from an unreliable source that our own djm uses these to aid in keeping his unibrow a secret.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:31 am

JES wrote:I also have it from an unreliable source that our own djm uses these to aid in keeping his unibrow a secret.

Well, I .... um ..... I ...... er .......at least you don't know which brow, the upper or the lower. :smug:

djm

CHasR · Post by **CHasR** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:13 am

Ive tried them for tip cutting...
BTW, there's a professional Bassoonist's model specifically designed for the task, try Forrests (in Frisco?) works for bassoon, but havent tried it personally;

I have tried wire nippers for tip cutting, with effective, but marginal results.
Also have tried anvil-pruning shears, somewhat better.

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Tue May 15, 2007 12:51 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote:In the videos of reedmaking that Big Davy provided links to in the youtube thread, the bloke there uses nippers...

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... &start=285

That's the video that I got the idea from and found the image off of an oboe reed site. The gent in the video, Colin Ross, is considered the main man behind the SSP revival... but that is getting into non-UP territory.

rorybbellows · Post by **rorybbellows** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:30 pm

Andreas Rogge uses a cutter similar to this one ,its a type of mitre cutter !!

RORY

billh · Post by **billh** » Tue May 15, 2007 2:21 pm

rorybbellows wrote:Andreas Rogge uses a cutter similar to this one ,its a type of mitre cutter !!

RORY

That's what is meant by "anvil pruning shears". If not *very* sharp, it will leave a nasty ragged edge, tear fibers, etc. Then there is the problem of the blade blunting against the metal anvil... presumably the bassoonists' model has a softer anvil surface and a very sharp blade.

Bill

rorybbellows · Post by **rorybbellows** » Tue May 15, 2007 2:44 pm

billh wrote:
rorybbellows wrote:Andreas Rogge uses a cutter similar to this one ,its a type of mitre cutter !!

RORY
That's what is meant by "anvil pruning shears". If not *very* sharp, it will leave a nasty ragged edge, tear fibers, etc. Then there is the problem of the blade blunting against the metal anvil... presumably the bassoonists' model has a softer anvil surface and a very sharp blade.

Bill

I think the one andreas uses has a removable blade (a stanley knife blade) so you can change them very regularly and always insure they are sharp

RORY

CHasR · Post by **CHasR** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:46 pm

really there's no substitute for a honkin ol' huge chopping block and a double hollow-ground reed knive...Ok, I guess one could use a bevel- edge, too...

Dionys · Post by **Dionys** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:46 pm

Sears (oddly enough) sells a very good anvil-style cutter.

It's called the "Handi-Cut" (Do they even have copy-writers paid there?) and works great for snipping spider-legs off the tip of your reed.

hpinson · Post by **hpinson** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:10 pm

They can also be used to nip rivets used to fasten a bag seam. Kind of hard on your hands after a while though.