On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 15:40:36 -0700, "ELAhrens"
wrote:

Larry, the problem I've had with the wire lever/slab slicers is the handle
to tighten the wire with is flimsy. The idea is great but the implementation
(of what I've seen) is substandard, hence my post. If you can point me in
the direction of a quality lever/slab style I would be most grateful.

I have a good solid one, but I don't know who made it, and it has no
markings.

I think if I really wanted a super-solid one, I'd make my own: take a
piece of wood, pvc, or stone; cut a simple notch in it on the back
side to serve as a lever point (nothing says it has to be hinged); and
stretch a piece of piano wire in place of a blade on a small hacksaw
or coping saw frame. The hacksaw frame would compress, and thus loosen
the wire, much less than other solutions. Rock solid, built-in handle,
perfectly functional -- but probably not pretty. 8

If you'd be happy with hand-guided, you could dispense with the saw
frame altogether and just secure one end of the wire to the underside
of the board, with a standard wire handle at the free end. That should
work well too.

-- Larry