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English combs??
OK. The espinner works.
That sets up an appetite for combed top. And, that means English Combs. If I am going to be working with fleece from traditional English breeds, such as Cotswold, & Romney: How thick should the teeth of my combs be? How far apart should the teeth be? How many rows? How long should the teeth be? Do I need very different combs for finer wool such as Jacobs? Could I do a compromise that would work for both? Aaron |
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This might be helpful:
http://blog.loxosceles.org/posts/1147125661.shtml VP On May 9, 2:42 pm, wrote: OK. The espinner works. That sets up an appetite for combed top. And, that means English Combs. If I am going to be working with fleece from traditional English breeds, such as Cotswold, & Romney: How thick should the teeth of my combs be? How far apart should the teeth be? How many rows? How long should the teeth be? Do I need very different combs for finer wool such as Jacobs? Could I do a compromise that would work for both? Aaron |
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English combs??
Peter Teal for you!
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Thanks for the Peter Teal reference!
It contains refinements that I do not see in other directions. It looks complete enough that I am going to go ahead and commit to black walnut on the first pass. Aaron "WoolyGooly" wrote in message ... Peter Teal for you! |
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On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:26:23 GMT, wrote:
Thanks for the Peter Teal reference! It contains refinements that I do not see in other directions. It looks complete enough that I am going to go ahead and commit to black walnut on the first pass. Mmmm. Black walnut. My Peter Teal combs are...Cherrywood and walnut with a maple storage/clamping rack, it looks like. I've got a PT diz as well, made from a vertical split off a horn, not a horizontal "button" slice as I believe the book shows. I really should do more of my own wool prep instead of sending stuff out... |
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I am going to wimp out and make little ones, somewhere between the size PT
gives for his 20 and his 30 gr load combs - something like 5 1/2" wide at 4 pitch. As I add up my shopping list, that is a fair amount of steel. I'm not sure I have that much steel in my fitness weights. Maybe, combing wool is a good way to save millions of dollars in gym fees. I suppose most of you spinners are already rich with all the gym fees you have saved with the exercise you get pedaling your spinning wheels : ) Aaron "WoolyGooly" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 May 2007 17:26:23 GMT, wrote: Thanks for the Peter Teal reference! It contains refinements that I do not see in other directions. It looks complete enough that I am going to go ahead and commit to black walnut on the first pass. Mmmm. Black walnut. My Peter Teal combs are...Cherrywood and walnut with a maple storage/clamping rack, it looks like. I've got a PT diz as well, made from a vertical split off a horn, not a horizontal "button" slice as I believe the book shows. I really should do more of my own wool prep instead of sending stuff out... |
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