Chinese Trousse with what?

[Rick]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

knitting needles

Ingenious solution to missing chopsticks.

[Battara]

knitting needles can be used as chopsticks too..........

[kai]

knitting needles can be used as chopsticks too..........

Sure, no problem.

Considering the not so great fit of these needles in the scabbard, I'd also guess these were recently added to obtain a "complete" set.

Regards,
Kai

[Marcus]

Originally Posted by kai

Sure, no problem.

Considering the not so great fit of these needles in the scabbard, I'd also guess these were recently added to obtain a "complete" set.

Regards,
Kai

Actually, the fit of the knitting needles is nearly perfect. I tried several types of chopsticks and none would go in more than half an inch.

[Rick]

Well, what are you going to do; cut or knit?

[Marcus]

Originally Posted by Rick

Well, what are you going to do; cut or knit?

Nothing wrong with the knife. Could be used to cut anything including yarn. Actually, we have several female friends who never go anywhere without their knitting.

[Philip]

A subsequent modification? Maybe they weren't "born" as chopsticks...
Regarding the fit, the chopsticks were individually made to fit each scabbard. Each workshop did it their own way, no standardization. I've had to replace missing chopsticks on these things, and you always have to find the nearest size and shape/cut to fit.

Not to difficult to convert to knitting needles by grinding points on the ends. But I've never seen an original set with those "ball butts". Artzi has an encyclopedic collection of some very fine examples of the genre, and no such animal lives there.