After being challenged to make a cabbage cutter and searching for plans. I found one to take apart a make my own plan. Its made out of oak, maple, cherry wood. the last photo is the one i got my pattern from
interesting, the wife wants one of these, has been looking for a long time, plastic ones are too flimsy and good ones are too expensive. Never considered making one, thanks for the inspiration.
Love banjo cutters. Try it with thickness adjustment and scalloped cutter. Doggies, I can taste the sweet tater fries already. spj
They say whitewood doesn't react (tannins and lignins) to the fruit o veggies. I used birch, basswood and maple (best). It slices and dices (3 trips over the cutter). Crunch a way.
p.s. I have a longer handle on the pusher. Have ten and still counting. Good luck spj
I didn't even think to try to make one of these. I think the cooking term for it is mandolin and I have had many a good fry from one. Thanks for the great idea.
Great job! Need more pics! Is there a gap in the bed under the blade? Where did you get your blade? How about a blog on this with more pics and measurements? Please share more.
I believe those are called mandolins. I have one (plastic unfortunately). Never thought of making a wooden one. How well does it work or is it just ornamental?
You only get the "pocket fisherman and ginsu 2 knives if you buy banjo variety. If you call it a "mandolin" you get one botox treatment and 4lb of liposuction and sign all the waivers of your rights. Its "banjo" for me.spj
They can be found new if you want to spend lots of time searching the net-but, they're not nearly as worthy as this one. I have my grandmother's (I'm 59 1/2 --it's well over 100 yrs old and it may have belonged to her mother before her. I don't think she ever called it a mandolin-she just asked grandpa to go get the cabbage cutter when it was time to slice up fall cabbage for sauerkraut. I sit it on top of a large crock as she did, and shred away. Nice idea with the pusher for small veggies.
I would love to make one, I am a woodworker and also like to make sawerkraut. I am from Costa Rica. If you have plans and how to make the cutters would be great. Thanks
Hey, Bob! This is great! I just bought a fermentation crock from Chef's Catalog and now I need to make one of these! Do you have a measured drawing, or should I just "wing it"!
Hi everyone, I am from Costa Rica and have been looking to make one for a long time, if anyone can get me detailed plans for one I would be very greatful, here I can´t get an old one to copy. My greatest problem is the details of the knife (measurements, thikness, etc.). Thanks
Hey, nice looking build. I am looking to build one of these. I am interested in your plans. I see where it looks like you can buy the plans for $9.99 but there is no description of what you get? Can you please describe what I would get for the $9.99?
I want to make one of these. I finally bought my wife a really nice mandolin for her kitchen. I got it at Chef's Catalog before those rotten bastards at Target closed them down. I am really hacked off at Target for that!
If you have a copy of the plans, i would appreciate getting them!