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

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

Peter Teal for you!

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
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Peter Teal for you!

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...

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...