Re: [GBW] paring machines

[Signa Houghteling <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If you've been paring that long, you are probably very fast!  It takes a
little getting used to, but you can do almost everything with the
Scharf-Fix, and faster.

Signa

-----Original Message-----
From: Guild of Book Workers Discussion Group.
[mailto:GBW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Verheyen
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:44 AM
To: GBW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: paring machines


It depends. For leather hinges, MM bindings, onlays, labels, they're great.
For larger pieces (full & 1/4 bindings) I'll edgepare with the Scharf-fix
and then finish with a spokeshave or Swiss paring knife (both beautifully
reworked by Jeff Peachey). In terms of spending the money though,
absolutely no regrets. If you teach workshops/classes, get two.

Cheers, p.

At 11:39 AM 4/12/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who replied, often with some detail! about the
>differences between the Scharf-Fix and the Brockman paring machines.
>One final question that no one addressed-- are they worth it? I've been
>paring by hand with a French paring knife for 16 years. Will a machine
>really speed up production that much? Will is be easier to get
>super-thin pieces (e.g. for labels) than doing it by hand? If the
>answers are yes, I'm going to get one.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Steve

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