On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:13:48 GMT, jt august >
wrote:

>I have an old, handheld nut chopper that I use. It has a glass jar with
>a wierd piece on top. That piece has a handle sticking out the side. I
>put the nuts in the top, turn the handle one way for coarse, the other
>fir fine. Fingers grab the juts and bring them down onto thin strips of
>metal, and then force the nut to try and go through, breaking it up as
>it goes.

Nothing beats that device: we had one when I was a kid, and I chopped
lots of walnuts and almonds in that thing. Wonder if my mother still
has it. If she does, I'm asking her to will it to me!