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Dan Logcher
 
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Musashi wrote:

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>>>>>>In article > , Musashi
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>>>>>>>>I'm surprised that the later (the good chopsticks) are bamboo. Seems
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>>>>>>>>would be more difficult to produce. Are they actually made from
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>>>>>>>>pulp?
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>>>>>>>Pulp as in....mashed up and reformed bamboo?
>>>>>>>I don't think so because every bamboo chopstick I have ever broken
>>>>>>>(yes I was not a quiet child) you could see spots, vertical strands.
>>>>>>>I dont think you'd see this if it was pulp.
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>>>>>>Yeah, true enough. Maybe the uncurl the bamboo and stamp it. Who
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>>>>>After a discussion with the wife last night, plus a good look at all
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>>>>>chopsticks we
>>>>>have in the house, it seems that I did leave out something.
>>>>>Apparently when I said "all the best chopsticks are bamboo" that was
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>>>wrong.
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>>>>>Some of the finest chopsticks are made of hardwoods like oak, etc.
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>>>>I have 6 sets that are made with ironwood from Thailand, and two pair of
>>>>jade chopsticks from China. I've never used the jade sets, since I was
>>>>told they are too brittle and would shatter if dropped.
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>>>I presume the Jade set is an decorative set, not for use.
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>>Yes. I jokingly told me friend before he left for his Asia trip to
>>bring me back a pair of jewel encrusted chopsticks. He brought back
>>two set of jade, but was told they shouldn't be used.
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>>>>My parents have two sets of ivory chopsticks that were a gift from some
>>>>Japanese students.
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>>>They did a good job getting it past US Customs.
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>>This was a long time ago. When did the ban on ivory go into
>>effect?
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They got them way before the ban, early 80's.

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Dan