Reeds Spring Junction, Missouri as Old US Highway 160. Reeds Spring Junction is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) places the location of Reeds Spring at . GNIS places the location of Stutts at , approximately 2 miles northeast of Reeds Spring. Reeds Spring Junction, Missouri Reeds Spring Junction is an unincorporated community in eastern Stone County, Missouri, United States. It was so named as it was located on U.S. Route 160 at Route 248, a road which continued west to the city of Reeds Spring two miles to the west. It had previously been known
Reed (mouthpiece) After the cane is split, the pieces will be gouged in a gouging machine to remove many cane layers to drastically decrease the thickness. This eases the process of scraping for the reed-maker and helps to maintain sharper knives. Reed makers not only masterfully learn to make reeds, but also learn how to sharpen knives with great mastery. Finally, the gouged pieces of cane soaked and "shaped" on a shaper with razor blades and allowed to dry before the final steps. The shaped piece of cane is then re-soaked and tied onto a "staple" for oboe reeds and formed on