This is exactly how I make bassoon reeds. You are welcome to e-mail me with questions at any time about my procedures.
DAY 1 - Pregouging - RDG pre gouger
DAY 2- Pregouging - Weiss pre gouger
DAY 3 - Actual gouging -- Bark removal, put in water. Bind cane on plastic tubes with contact rubber.
DAY 4 - Profiling, put back in water
DAY 5 - Shaping - Include center dot, let dry overnight
DAY 6 - Bevel, scoring. Put in water
DAY 7 - Forming on forming mandrel
DAY 8 - Tighten 1st wire, put on 2nd & 3rd wires
DAY 9 - Tighten 1st, 2nd, 3rd wires. Clip wires to size
DAY 10 - Clip & tighten 3rd wire, file notches for thread, form turks head, dunk wrapping in glue
DAY 11 - Remove from reed blank drying rack, let dry for remainder of day
DAY 12 - Tighten 1st, 2nd wire, reaming , measure to clip tip
DAY 13 - Blade filing
DAY 14 - Blade filing
DAY 15 - Blade filing
DAY 16 - Final wire tightening, final reaming, rat tail file, sandpaper sides, final filing of sides, upper 10 mm., La Barbe file, bevel knife , fold down first wire.
DAY 17 - Final scrape, file on side tips, La Barbe file and final testing