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.
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
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