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Here are two contrasting patterns of forgings for my stainless chopstick designs.(soon to be more).Length-8 inches
[link] fine art sculpture
[link] decorative arts etc.
This pieces is available for purchase.
Please note me for pricing.
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Thank you Ms. Pandacub,
I'm just stretching my artistic muscles and exploring other forged patterns...
I had the est Uni last night of my entire life.
Apparently the uni from the Santa Barbara area is known for it's ultra creamy texture and incredible flavor.
What I usually get is from Point arena (an hour North) but last night I had a treat,and will never forget it...Yum Yum
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west coast uni is so yummy. Some day I'll have to go out there and try some local stuff!!
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You absolutely must,
I was raised on the coast of Maine so I had REALLY fresh right-out-of-the-sea uni,scallops and other awesome shellfish,but there definitely is something special about the uni out here...
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Massively cool! Are they usable or would they be too heavy?
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Eminently usable...
I was taken out for sushi last night and we used these two sets.
I plopped the octopus in the middle of the table and it was immediately transported to the chefs ,whose response was "shock and awe"...LOL
They then had to check out the chopsticks.
I think most Japanese still prefer wooden chopsticks(though the Samurai had metal chopsticks) but Koreans are used to metal sticks . It's interesting to note the cultural preferences (and prejudices). I'm not sure what Chinese folks think of these. I need to do some more research.
Most everybody likes the LOOK,but some are reluctant to accept them as tableware.
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My first love was a Chinese woman (OK "Girl" - I was 17) who recently told me that her idea of a "nice place to eat" was:
1. cloth napkins
2. plastic chopsticks
Wooden chopsticks and it's over, apparently... who knew?
Glad to see these are functional as well as beautiful. I think the Samurai would have drooled heavily over them!
I think that Chinese chopsticks are blunt ended and Japanese ones are pointy ended, but I couldn't tell you what the Korean versions looked like.
- vz
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Korean style is often much pointier than even Japanese. You will sometimes see sushi chef's using stainless steel Korean style sticks to do the fine details of arranging sushi.
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Ah. I did now know this! Yay! I learned something today (doesn't always happen, sadly).
- vz
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Glad I could share something interesting.
I try to learn at least one thing a day. 
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Wikipedia isn't *nearly* as useful as interesting people who know things.
Thanks!
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You're very welcome.
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I ASPIRE to becoming worthy someday of making Samurai chopsticks.
They are really over the top.
And plus they functioned as a weapon in a pinch...
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Yeah, I was thinking they were probably a weapon as a primary function! Oh yeah! Hey, look guys! You can actually *eat* with these things!
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Actually that's probably closer to the truth...
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Thank you David...
Hey,I have a question for you.
Ever worked with titanium?
I'm wondering where to get some rod ,1/8th inch thick (or smaller).
Believe it or not I want to explore Magume Gane utilizing stainless steel, titanium and... (I have no idea what the third metal will be ,but non-ferrous),for jewelry pieces...
Do you have any knowledge or info that might help me ?
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I have worked with it just a very small amount so my knowledge is small in it but this is where I bought it from [link] they have a lot of various sizes. I am not sure what Magume Gane is unless you mean Mokume Gane, if so I have done a bit of that and the link I gave you also sells it premade I have not bought any but I know a few how have and have liked it. I hope this is some help let me know if there if you have any other questions.
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My spelling is atrocious even though I'm a Virgo...LOL
Mokume Gane yes,but not with soft low melt metals. (that's too easy)I'm talkin bout HIGH temp non ferrous alloys...
I'm not even sure it CAN be done with titanium but I love experimenting and pushing the boundaries of what's considered conventional in technique...
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Check out Reactive Metals.com They have recently started making a titanium Mokume Gane if I remember correctly. If not, you can certainly get your titanium stock from them.
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I know what you mean about spelling, it takes me 10X's as long as it should to type for all the corrections I have to make.
I am not sure how titanium will work into it through heating I always have the tendency to harden it to a brittle point and I have never been able to get any metal to stick to it through heat welding or soldering. I have a laser welder that I use to weld it together and that seems to work good if I us argon gas in the welding chamber. I think it will be interesting to see if it works.
Good luck on it.
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