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Jan 21, 2021 09:06:31 #

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

I carry a small Swiss Army knife with my keys. The toothpick lasts till you lose it.

Jan 21, 2021 09:28:56 #

diclam Loc: Red Lake Falls, MN

I have always wondered how toothpicks are made. Do they use a tiny little table saw, or maybe an equally small turning lathe?

Jan 21, 2021 10:14:46 #

MrMophoto Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"

diclam wrote:

I have always wondered how toothpicks are made. Do they use a tiny little table saw, or maybe an equally small turning lathe?

I always thought that would make a great segment on "How it's made" Discovery channel

BTW Jerry, Bamboo is technically NOT wood, it's considered a grass.

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Jan 21, 2021 10:16:20 #

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

MrMophoto wrote:

I always thought that would make a great segment on "How it's made" Discovery channel

BTW Jerry, Bamboo is technically NOT wood, it's considered a grass.

There has been a "How It's Made" segment on making wooden toothpicks around for quite some time.

Jan 21, 2021 10:32:42 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

charles tabb wrote:

Jerry, I'm just wondering.........

If you discovered that the toothpicks were defective and got one stuck in your teeth.
Why in the world would you use another of the same to try and fix it?

Because I had just put my chisel back in the garage, and that was all I had available. The pointy-nose pliers didn't help at all.

If I'm very careful, they don't break, but that's the exception. I'm getting more wooden ones in a couple of days. Then the bamboo will be relegated to projects.

Jan 21, 2021 10:39:57 #

tomad Loc: North Carolina

jerryc41 wrote:

I've always like toothpicks, not just for my teeth but also for things around the house. I bought a box of 1,000 bamboo toothpicks from Amazon a while ago, and they're awful. The problem is that they break very easily - way too easily. I've gotten pieces stuck in my teeth, and I had to use another one to pry them out.

The next time I order toothpicks, I'll get real wood.

Yes, I searched and searched and finally found some hardwood toothpicks like the ones my Dad used to chew on all day!

Jan 21, 2021 11:33:45 #

SpikeW Loc: Butler PA

About losing a pocket knife I often wonder why they do some in camouflage.

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Jan 21, 2021 11:39:21 #

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

There is the rather marvelous series: How It's Made. Always a good way to waste some time. Anyway, this is how toothpicks are made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCTk0iLjdfI

Jan 21, 2021 11:49:05 #

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

jackm1943 wrote:

I'm very partial to the little plastic ones that come with my little Swiss Army knife. The only problem is that I frequently lose the knife or the tooth pick and have to reorder thru Amazon.

Darn... You are right!
I just checked my Swiss Army Knife that I bought last year when I was there in Lucerne and there it was.---

Thanks.

Jan 21, 2021 12:01:09 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

There is the rather marvelous series: How It's Made. Always a good way to waste some time. Anyway, this is how toothpicks are made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCTk0iLjdfI

That was a very popular show, and the narrator was also very popular. I've seen that video about making toothpicks. Amazing! I used to think they would use wood scraps, but of course that wouldn't work. It seems like a waste of good trees, though. I wouldn't mind seeing them go the way of straws.

Jan 21, 2021 12:30:49 #

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

SpikeW wrote:

About losing a pocket knife I often wonder why they do some in camouflage.

For the same reason they make garden tools with green handles.
When you drop them in the grass you'll never see them again (until your lawnmower finds it).

Then you will buy another.

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Jan 21, 2021 13:00:47 #

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

jerryc41 wrote:

Toothpicks are great until you accidentally swallow one. They are hard to retrieve in your digestive tract as they do not show up on x-rays. Good chance of them poking holes in your intestines setting up a real good chance of deadly infection. Beware.