By akipponn on Skatehive
When I moved to Europe, I brought a Magewappa, Japanese traditional bento box with me. Since it’s made of wood, of course I can’t put it in the dishwasher, and washing it by hand takes a bit of effort—but considering how beautiful it is, I don't mind the extra care ☺️ However, because it’s a small bento box, the chopsticks are too long to wrap with it. If I try to wrap it tightly, they even poke through the fabric… I could have made a chopstick case, but I kept thinking it would be nice to have shorter chopsticks. I don’t remember exactly how it started, but at some point I began thinking, “Maybe I should just make my own chopsticks.” When I mentioned this to a makerspace manager in the same state, she said, “I’ve seen a jig for making chopsticks.” So I started looking into it. It’s basically a guiding tool used when shaving wood with a plane, and it seems the word “jig” comes from the Japanese term 治具 (jig). It looked simple enough to make at the makerspace, so I made one using a hand