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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 9492172, member: 76316&quot;]There are 14 of &#039;em. They&#039;re about 9 3/8&quot; (23.8 cm) long by ~1/4&quot; (~6.5 mm) square. I <i>think</i> the yellow tips are Catalin, but haven&#039;t tested them yet. Under UV, that color becomes a creamy white, an&#039; shows a characteristic subtle marbling, like Catalin. The black part is horn, for sure. The last pic shows the tip color in direct sunlight.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, has anyone ever seen chopsticks like these? I have a small collection of old an&#039; fine Asian chopsticks, but I do search for others now &amp; then. These turned up, as usual, while I was looking for something else in my hoard. I don&#039;t recall where or when they accrued to me, but the box they were in was packed in the early 1990&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, y&#039;all will note some warping in all but 3 pair of them...an&#039; those show <i>slight</i> warping as well, but not so much as to interfere with comfortable use.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what method was used to attach the tips to the &#039;sticks...an&#039; what I&#039;ve recently found, while researching how to straighten them reliably (permanently), is that horn can be &#039;formed&#039; by heating to 300F an&#039; then clamping to the desired shape before allowing the part to cool completely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose I can stomach sacrificing a pair of them to determine whether the tips will tolerate that heat &amp; stay attached. But if any of you can offer any alternative to that approach, I&#039;ll be very glad to hear it.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]446568[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]446569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]446570[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]446571[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]446572[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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