Chopsticks

my first thought about chopsticks was: “big toothpicks” but then I looked at the photos and said “wow. these are works of art”. Yes, definitely art and they have a very spiritual feel to them. They are very elegant, and give me a sense of ritual.

Good luck with the sales option.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Me likey likey. I’m interested in knowing what woods are actually acceptable for chopsticks. Bamboo is traditionally used, I believe, but I have seen some other hardwoods used. I wonder what the effect of use has on other woods, like splintering and toxicity.

I like your holder. That’s a great way to make it pretty.

-- Thomas Porter, Phoenix, AZ, www.thomasporter.com

Using a shaper to make chop sticks? Once again your design work impresses me.

I have a nice set in (gorgeous) maple that are held together in a somewhat similar fashion (a hole through the holder/rest, rather than a groove). For some reason they’ve been deemed “too good to use”, and only use the massmarketed bamboo ones. Which is a shame. If I had a full set, perhaps we’d put them out (and my wife and daughter – and just about everyone else I know) would have to learn how to use them…

A shaper to make them? Hmm… great idea!

I would think you’d have good luck selling these.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Very nice! I have visions of a jig, shaper and lots of dust flying about generating a huge pile of fine crafted chopsticks for retail in local shops!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

I live about 4 blocks away from a chopsticks factory. The company went out of business, because of production problems. They also didn’t know how to manage. They were stamping them out the same way they make toothpicks. These were throw a way chopsticks.
They used Aspen. There’s a huge market for chopsticks in China, & Japan.
The building is now used by a big newspaper publisher that prints 7 newspapers.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

It only seems appropriate that we have them make all our electronics, and in return they buy our chopsticks. :-)

-- Thomas Porter, Phoenix, AZ, www.thomasporter.com

T.P.What a hoot!

Kaleo, If you are thinking of supplying the gourmet Sushi market, why not also design a Sushi serving tray? As a set they would fetch a good price if you could access the right market.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hillsbiblechurch.org/

Don

Funny you mention that, because that is what I am doing today. Is designing a tray, I’ll post that when I am done. Which is hopefully buy tomarrow.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com