chop sticks

[laurie sullivan]

I have a friend that has been asking for these for a year. while waiting for my first casting to set, I decided to try my first set of sticks.
the base was a last minute idea to show of the set. I stuck a cobble stone in to the base to stabilize the base. I really like how they turned out. how about you? I soaked everything on boiled linseed oil.

Laurie

 

[papaturner]

Very nice Laurie,what`s the diameter of the large end.

Thanks
Perry

 

[fernhills]

Hey they are cool,and how you displayed them is very artistic. Carl

 

[laurie sullivan]

Papaturner, the diameter 3/8 and the sticks are 8 inches long.

Thanks for the comments.

Laurie

 

[BullDurham]

I like them and think they are well done,

 

[rlharding]

Really nice form in the chopsticks. The presentation is excellent. Form Follows Function.
Your pic needs adjusting but I know you know that.

 

[Randy_]

What material are they made out of?

 

[thetalbott4]

Bamboo? Very nice. Makes me wanna run out for some chinese food...ok I was gonna do that anyway, but they do look inviting.

 

[chigdon]

They look great and the base makes it!

 

[VisExp]

Those look awesome and the presentation with the stand is a winner. Well done!

 

[GaryMGg]

Sweet. Really well done and very nicely presented. [8D]

 

[TellicoTurning]

Laurie,
Love the chopsticks... they look great.

my stepson is a big fan of chinese food and will always eat with chopsticks... he wanted me to make him a pair a while back... they came out more like knitting needles than chopsticks... I kept them as a reminder of what not to do.

 

[leehljp]

For some reason, I haven't felt the urge to make any! [}]
They look Great, though!

In a similar manner, I had a cousin look at me in disgust when I replied "no" to the request to go to a sushi bar while I was in the states.

I don't know who they were for but a bit of information on chop sticks - Chinese hold them closer to the top; Japanese hold them about 1/3 or 1/4 the way down from the top. Both use a little different method in grasping them. I am not sure about how Koreans hold them.

 

[jskeen]

Most Korean chopsticks are metal with a very wide oval cross section, almost flat. In two years all over the peninsula I never saw anybody eating with wooden chopsticks that weren't disposable. They were usually held very high, within a few inches of the top.