Chopsticks

Just had a go at making some chopsticks.
Cut timber on the bandsaw then ran it through the drum sander then stuck each stick into a cordless drill and used my linisher to get the taper. Hand sanded and mineral oil to finish. The little rests are laminated blocks left over from ukulele necks.

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Very nice, what’s the timber for each set and the rests?

Redgum, Sheoak and Tasmanian Myrtle. The rests are a mix. Huon, Jarrah, Claret Ash and Wenge. Blackwood, Jarrah and Claret Ash

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Managed to make some chopstick sets today. In all around 70 sticks. I still have a few to finish sanding and cut to size. I will then cut up the rests. All have had a coat of mineral oil.

Claret Ash and Myrtle
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Redgum
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Sheoak
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Well done Cal. They look real nice and I'd be happy to eat food with them that you've cooked for me... :D

Cheers

Bryan

Nice work.

I do a set of two pairs in a presentation box that I send to Singapore to a lady who o sells them through her business. I’ve done hundreds and hundreds of packs of the things.

I like to say that I might be Australia’s largest maker of handmade chopsticks selling into the Asian market. Hilarious I reckon.

cheers
b

Nice work, Cal. I made a set of six from silver ash for a boxed set, but I planed the taper and the round.

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