I think every piper should give reedmaking a go, at least once or twice. It really isn’t as involved as some (myself included) would have you believe. And who knows, some you folk may actually like doing it.
I’m currently playing a reed that I made about a year ago. I made 4 reeds in the same batch. 2 of the other reeds are reasonably good and I give them a go in the chanter from time to time but mainly I’m keeping them for when the No 1 reed finally dies.
I find that playing in a reed is as much about me getting used to the reed as it is about the reed getting used to its new shape.