Just a bit of a followup, following is the blurb I plan to put on my website. Please, let me know if you have any notes.
Hipster Forks (chopsticks)
The Höggvastafur was first invented by the nomadic peoples in Scandinavia, and they only needed one. It was a slender, carved wooden implement used for eating. Often, it was used to impale their food (and sometimes, their enemies), and several games came from its use. Children would be taught to balance bowls of gruel on their höggvastafur and to eat from the bowl without using their hands. Flipping chunks of meat into the air and poking other family members before the piece landed back into the pot became acceptable around most dinner tables. Golf.
Later, the idea was stolen by a visiting Asiatic trader and taken back to the Far East where it was incorporated into their style of cuisine. Their grasp of the use and true nature of this tool was a mystery, and a second stick was added to make eating easier. This is a style of cuisine that has lasted to this day, where the Northern peoples moved on and discovered the fork, spoon, and knife.
Bringing back this inscrutable utensil for the 21st century, one can only marvel at the dexterity needed to use only one. A pair are supplied for the beginners, and graduation to the use of a single höggvastafur is not guaranteed. Only a lifetime of practice can bring the mastery that it truly deserves.
I’ve decided to use the name Hipster Forks as a cheeky way to lure those foodies to this page. There is a certain irony that I’m sure they will appreciate.
Some may know them as chopsticks, or table cabers (a seldom used variation used by Scottish archaeologists).
I’ve planed these down from the once mighty trees they started as, and lightly finished them with a coat of food-grade mineral oil. All the maintenance required is another wipe of oil when needed, about once a year for the average user.
Please, for the love of god, do not put these in the dishwasher. Just wash them by hand. How hard is that? Not very.
MATERIALS:
[IN STOCK]
- walnut
- cherry
- ironwood (extremely limited)
[COMING SOON] - padauk
- purpleheart
- leopardwood
- tigerwood
- ebony
- bones of my enemies
PRICING:
$10/pair
$100/dozen pair