How to make your own electric cabbage shredder

A shredding board is an excellent device that helps cooking enthusiasts quickly chop cabbage or other vegetables without much difficulty. Manual cutting is inferior to shredding in speed, stretching this process for an indefinite time.

The stores offer a wide selection of this item. The assortment pleases with its appearance, and the choice depends on the financial capabilities of the consumer. But there is a great solution that will help you save money: create a shredder yourself. This option will be reliable and safe

How to make a simple and effective cabbage shredder

Good day to all, dear friends! In today’s article I would like to show you how to make a homemade product that is quite relevant at the moment. So, now the sunset season is in full swing - this is the season when many of us make preparations for the winter from what we grew in the summer at the dacha. Namely, we will look at how to make a cabbage shredder. Many of us love sauerkraut, and many of us know how difficult it can sometimes be to prepare it. One of the problems with preparing cabbage for the winter is chopping it, of course, when you are going to prepare one or two liter jars, you will not have any particular problems with this. But when we are talking about ten three-liter jars, then shredding cabbage forks will be quite problematic, it will take a long time and not as neatly as it could be with the help of our shredder. This homemade product will have a very simple and primitive design from parts that you will probably find at home, in the country or in the garage. Well, enough of the long prefaces, and let’s start assembling this homemade product. Let's go!

So, for this homemade product you will need:

— Sheet of plywood (1m * 1m). - Shovel handle. - Wooden block. — Round wooden stick 2 pcs (for example from a wooden clothes hanger). — Furniture nails. - Self-tapping screws. — Blades for a stationery knife. - A couple of washers.

First, let's take a sheet of plywood, on it we should draw a quadrilateral. To do this, we will need a black gel or capillary pen (by using a pen instead of a marker, you will achieve a thinner and more precise outline) and a ruler. The sides of the quadrilateral should be equal to 18 cm and 22 cm. We will need 2 of these quadrilaterals. After we have drawn the drawing using a jigsaw, we cut out our blanks. It should also be noted that on newly made blanks, a hole should be made in the center relative to the top and bottom sides and slightly offset to one of the sides. The diameter of the hole should be equal to the outer diameter of the round stick.

The next step is to take a cutting of medium diameter and cut off a cylinder from it with a height equal to the height of the posts, in our case it is 14 cm. And in the center of this cylinder we make holes whose diameter will be equal to the diameter of the hole made earlier on the plywood quadrangles, that is, the diameter of the round wooden stick you took. Next, install the cylinder in the place indicated in the photo so that the holes of the cylinder and the quadrilateral coincide. We will attach it using hot glue.

Then we should take and modify the second plywood quadrangle made earlier. Near the previously made hole, you should draw a rectangle towards the far side, that is, towards the center relative to the sides (see photo). The width of this rectangle should be about 1 cm, and the length should be slightly less than the length of the stationery knife blades you took.

We cut it out using a hand jigsaw exactly along the drawn contour. And using a utility knife, we bevel one of the sides of just the rectangular hole we made (see photo).

We connect the modified quadrilateral to the previously made workpiece using hot-melt adhesive. Then we knock together the entire structure using furniture nails and twist it with wood screws. This will give us strength and reliability of the structure.

Next we need a blade from a stationery knife. The blade should be secured to the place indicated in the photo (see below). In order for the blade to hold securely, it should be secured using self-tapping screws through metal washers.

Then we will cut out a circle from plywood, the diameter of which will be equal to 5-6 cm with a hole in the center, and the diameter of the hole in the center should be equal to the diameter of the round stick. This part will act as a large wooden washer. And install it in the place indicated in the photo. To ensure that the plywood washer does not rotate, but sits tightly and motionlessly in its place, we strengthen the connection with a pair of furniture nails.

Here is a detailed video from the author with detailed assembly and testing of this homemade product:

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Topic: How to make a device for shredding cabbage

Who knows how to make a device for shredding cabbage yourself?

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I specially saved the description for myself, but never did it, I was too lazy or something. In the end, I bought it ready-made. I am posting a diagram and a detailed description, I wish you good luck, maybe you will be able to make it.

So, to make a shredder of the simplest design you will need: - a board made of dense wood. It must first be leveled with a plane and cut into two equal parts, at approximately an angle of 60°. Now, on one of the halves along the entire thickness of the board at the “oblique” end, chamfer at an angle of 30° and select a platform for the knife on the upper edge of the board (that is, along the edge of the “oblique” end) (now this part of the board is called a knife board) .

Now cut out two side planks 30x60x600 mm, place both halves of the board towards each other with “oblique” ends, leave a gap of 5.8 mm wide between the ends, and connect the halves by nailing the planks on the sides. Moreover, the knife board must be installed 2-3 mm higher than the other half of the board. Now make rectangular cuts in the planks (that is, above the joint of the “oblique” ends of the boards), which should be in depth to the plane of the knife board, prepare inserts for the cutouts (see figure).

How I made a shredder

Greetings to the residents of the respected Yap!

We received specifications from a customer (my mother was tired of shredding cabbage by hand) for the production of an electric shredder. Well, the task is clear, the execution is in the fog, there are no drawings, the principle of operation is clear. I took a break from the Internet and, unable to find a clear description, nevertheless began to execute it.

This post will be long, sorry. I’m making a detailed post specifically so that at least some more detailed description of the manufacture of an electric shredder will appear in the search. To help handicraftsmen like me, so that they know and see what mistakes and miscalculations can be made.

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Looking ahead, here's what happened:

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When marking, they are guided by the following dimensions: blade length - 40 cm; handle length - 100.102 cm; the thickness of each workpiece (block) at the end is at least 5 cm; The thickness of the workpiece at the bend is 6.5. 7.5 cm.

In fact, 2.3 pieces of wood can be cut with a regular two-handed saw, but if you need a larger number of blocks, you will have to build high sawhorses, like for sawing a plank (one person at the bottom and the other at the top) and work with a fly saw - a two-handed saw with handles perpendicular to the plane of the saw.

The optimal thickness of the blade is about 1 cm, the thickness of the “transition” of the handle into the blade is 6.7 cm, and the diameter of the handle at the upper end is 3.5-4 cm.

The finished shovel must immediately be coated with liquid heated resin, or drying oil, and dried under a canopy or

in the barn. As you can see, making a wooden shovel does not require any special skill and does not require any special tools. True, not all craftsmen have shavings, but it is not very difficult to make it from an ordinary wooden plane, attaching a curved bed to it (see Fig. 7).

Previously, the making of wooden troughs was carried out mainly by peasants in the winter time free from field work. And this business was quite profitable. Now, of course, it is ridiculous to talk about the revival of the “trough” craft on the previous scale, but for shredding cabbage and as a souvenir, small aspen troughs will be in demand for a long time. So a description of the process of making wooden troughs will certainly be useful to craftsmen seeking to find their niche among manufacturers of wood chips.

As you know, mass production of a product is much more economical than individual production. Therefore, the technology proposed below will correspond to the technology of mass production of troughs. So, all about the wooden trough.

You look at such a trough, and the question arises - what kind of wood is this from which such a fairly large thing is made, moreover, it is light and very durable. People even have a saying about this: “It’s a wonderful tree, where did it grow?”

The most convenient time for making troughs is winter. Aspen logs of different sizes are prepared for troughs, but not thinner than 20 cm in the upper cut. The most convenient length of logs used to make troughs is 3.5 m. Each such log produces 5 troughs of five sizes. Thus, theoretically, the first piece from the butt (for the largest trough) will have a length of 106 cm; 2nd - 88 cm; 3rd - 70 cm; 4th - 52 cm; and the 5th - 34 cm (in reality, these dimensions are smaller by 0.5 saw thickness each). These round timbers are then split in half, producing 10 halves, or plates.

How to make a simple and effective cabbage shredder

Not every housewife manages to finely chop cabbage the first time. This process requires good skill and patience, especially when it comes to large volumes of cutting, for example, for sauerkraut as a winter preparation. To simplify shredding, special knives have been invented that differ not only in appearance, but also in the cutting method, as well as in price.

A shredding knife must meet three requirements:

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With two blades

Knives with two blades resemble a hatchet in appearance, but their blade has two elongated holes. The steel is sharply ground, which makes shredding cabbage convenient - the “output” is thin strips of the vegetable of approximately the same size.

The most important feature of a double-bladed cabbage shredding knife is its safety. If you use the tool correctly, then getting any injuries (scratches, cuts, chopped/puncture wounds) is practically impossible.

Vegetable peeler

This vegetable cutter significantly reduces the time of shredding even a large head of cabbage and is suitable for working with different types of vegetables - regular white cabbage, red cabbage, Peking cabbage. The blades are made of stainless steel, so the peeler can be washed in hot water and using detergents/cleaners.

Cabbage and lettuce peeler

The vegetable peeler is easy to use, does not require any specific skills to operate, and allows you to chop cabbage for borscht, salads, and filling for baked goods or dumplings.

Rus 70504

The cabbage shredding model Rus 70504 is a classic knife with two blades, but with individual characteristics:

Description of the electric shredder for cutting cabbage and carrots

An electric shredder is a device that allows you to easily and quickly chop the required amount of cabbage, carrots, onions and other vegetables necessary for preparing delicious pickles. The device is good because it produces pieces of the same thickness and size, which allows you to make the workpieces also presentable in appearance and neat. In addition, a certain cutting method allows you to preserve the greatest amount of nutrients and juice in vegetables. You may also be interested in information about how to choose and use vegetables correctly.

A cabbage cutter is especially useful if you need to prepare a large amount of cabbage—small volumes can be handled manually. The device is cut with a special sharpened circular knife that works on the principle of a grater. This knife is made of durable stainless steel and lasts for a very long time without dulling. You can adjust the thickness of the slice by varying the height of the knife blades.

Using this device, you can avoid such an unpleasant thing as cuts on your hands: many housewives are familiar with this injury when chopping cabbage in the fall. You may also be interested in information about what a manual German one looks like and how effective it is.

Video shows how an electric cabbage shredder works:

Why shred cabbage thinly?

Of course, you can cut vegetables in any way, for example, into thick slices or large pieces. However, professional chefs say that cabbage should be chopped as thinly as possible because:

Modern industry produces various devices that make the work of housewives easier and allow them to cope with shredding in five minutes.

The advantages of using a special knife for shredding cabbage are:

The only drawback of such a tool that consumers highlight is its cost. No, it is not prohibitively high, but it is larger than that of an ordinary/standard kitchen knife.

Advantages of an electric mechanical vegetable cutter over a manual one

For convenience and to reduce cooking time, there are various devices. These devices can be manual (mechanical) or electrically driven. The main advantages of an electric vegetable cutter are the ability to work without physical effort on the part of a person and the speed of obtaining finished products. It’s safe to say that you can prepare salads for the holiday table using an electric cutter much faster than grating them by hand. But the most important thing is that this will save the hostess’ energy and allow her to look great at the holiday.

Useful properties of sauerkraut

Cabbage is one of the healthiest vegetables . It is believed that sauerkraut contains more vitamin C (ascorbic acid) than citrus fruits (oranges, tangerines, lemons) and black currants. This vegetable is rich in folic acid. In this regard, pregnant women should definitely include cabbage in their diet (if they do not suffer from heartburn and high stomach acidity).

Fresh cabbage is a favorite delicacy for children. However, you should not give your kids stalks from store-bought cabbage, because it is the stalk that contains the most nitrates. Also, a high concentration of nitrates and nitrites is characteristic of the top leaves of cabbage, so they cannot be used for cooking.

This vegetable is rich in potassium, so cabbage is good for those who suffer from cardiovascular diseases. And the fiber contained in crispy green leaves normalizes stool and helps fight constipation. Cabbage that has undergone heat treatment (fried, stewed, boiled) is best absorbed. Fresh white vegetables will be easily digested if you season them with vegetable oil or vinegar.

Types of cutting tools

All devices used for chopping cabbage can be divided into three main groups.

1. Knives. The easiest way is to pick up a knife and chop as many vegetables as you need. Of course, you will have to work hard, because heavy and long knives with wide blades are used for shredding. But if you need to cook cabbage soup, borscht or cabbage salad, then using a knife is the most convenient way to do it.
2. Graters. These devices are often called manual shredders, although in design and principle of use they are indistinguishable from a regular grater. Their performance is slightly higher than that of a regular knife, although much depends on the experience of the housewife. If you don't prepare more than two or three cans of sauerkraut at a time, then a hand grater will be the optimal tool.
3. Mechanical shredders. The devices, consisting of a cutting disc rotated using a special handle, a receiving hopper and a channel for feeding vegetables, are driven by human muscular power.
4. Electric shredders. Special units for slicing vegetables differ in design and performance. With their help, you can quickly grind a large amount of product, filling a small barrel without much effort in a couple of hours.

Now let’s take a closer look at each group of devices and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.

A manual cabbage shredder is a worthy alternative to a knife

A manual cabbage shredder is a design whose operating principle is reminiscent of a conventional meat grinder from the times of the USSR. It is equipped with a gutter made of food-grade plastic. A cutting board completes the package.

A manual shredder has several blades and a special mechanism that allows you to adjust their height. This makes it possible to shred cabbage into strips of different sizes, both in width and length.

Watch the video about manual shredding for cabbage:

Harvester attachment

The food processor comes with a special attachment for shredding cabbage. It is a circle with sides, inside of which there are two sharp blades. It is possible to independently adjust the distance between the blades and thereby obtain shredded vegetables of different thicknesses at the output.

This attachment not only makes the housewife’s work easier, but also makes the shredding process safe. It is made of stainless steel, so for cleaning you can simply rinse the nozzle with warm water and dry it. The device can be useful for shredding other vegetables - carrots, beets, as well as fruits such as apples - you will get slices (thin slices).

Attachment from a combine for shredding cabbage

Vegetable cutter for cabbage with box

It is a wooden body with blades on the surface. They can be adjusted, and already shredded cabbage comes out into the box and does not scatter all over the table. The vegetable cutter with a box is practical and easy to use - it does not slip on the work surface and does not require much effort.

The device is made of hard wood, coated with a special solution - its service life is long, the surface does not crack. Caring for the vegetable cutter is standard: it can be washed with warm water and detergent. Be sure to thoroughly dry the instrument before storing it.

Mechanical shredder

For ordinary manual meat grinders, there are special attachments on sale in the form of a partial cone with blades on the surface. They are made of stainless steel and can be presented in a large assortment - the size and shape of the holes varies.

To use, the attachment is placed on the meat grinder; while twisting the handle, you need to turn the cone around its axis with your free hand. Consumers note that such a device is inconvenient to use, and therefore is only suitable for processing small volumes of vegetables.

Useful tips

Before work, we recommend reading our useful tips:

1. The first thing to do is remove the top leaves from the head of cabbage.
2. There is no need to wash cabbage. Then it will be slippery and it will be inconvenient to work with it. It is enough that the top leaves are removed.
3. It is better not to use ceramic and glass cutting boards for work. They look beautiful, but contact with them will dull any knives. But wooden and plastic boards work great. It is desirable that they be large in size.
4. You should chop the cabbage quickly, making movements in one direction, but calm, not sharp.
5. You can’t grate the vegetable for future use. Finely chopped cabbage quickly loses juice, becomes dry and tasteless. You need to work with it immediately before cooking.

The fastest way to shred is with a hatchet. The only way to cut vegetables faster is with a food processor. But not all housewives like this method, since a food processor is an expensive pleasure, and not everyone can afford to buy it just for the sake of preparing a small amount of vegetables.

Dishes with shredded cabbage

Thinly sliced ​​cabbage is used to prepare many tasty and healthy dishes, for example:

Every housewife knows that vegetable dishes are very tasty and nutritious. They can be eaten both on weekdays and on holidays. And on New Year’s Day and March 8th, when you can no longer find fresh vegetables from the garden, it’s rare that a family doesn’t put homemade crispy cabbage on the table.

However, the vegetable in any form is not recommended for nursing mothers, because it can cause gas formation in the baby. Also, for the same reason, this vegetable is not recommended for use by those who have undergone abdominal surgery, and by people suffering from stomach and duodenal ulcers.

Basic recommendations for choosing an electric vegetable cutter

1. First of all, you should pay attention to the manufacturer of the kitchen appliance. Well-known companies that have long gained popularity in the market can ensure the quality of their products. Of course, you will have to pay a higher price for this, but it will correspond to the quality and high performance.
2. Cutting and rubbing surfaces must be made of stainless steel, which will ensure cutting properties and long-term operation of the device.
3. Knives must be replaceable.
4. The more devices for cutting, grating and shredding are included in the electric cutting package, the more operations can be performed.
5. You should choose models whose body is made of metal or non-toxic plastic.
6. It is very important to make sure that the electric cutter you choose works not only with boiled, but also with raw vegetables.
7. One of the necessary indicators of the quality of a device is positive reviews about it on the Internet. Try to find and study them.

Slicing vegetables for pickling

Sauerkraut is truly a folk dish in Russia. This is a wonderful snack, as well as an excellent vitamin supplement for cabbage soup and borscht. Of course, you can buy sauerkraut at the market or in a supermarket, but in this case you cannot be one hundred percent sure of the quality of the product. Therefore, many lovers of crunchy vegetables prefer home canning.

Usually cabbage is fermented in October, and late varieties in November. Finely chopped carrots and some cranberries are also added to the jars. Sliced ​​cabbage for pickling has its own characteristics. If you cut it roughly, into thick slices, it will not be soaked in brine. Therefore, chopping vegetables for home canning must be approached with special responsibility. Usually families ferment a large volume at once, so it is best to use special devices for chopping. They greatly facilitate the process of preparing homemade preparations.

A simple device for shredding large volumes can be constructed independently by any home craftsman with skilled hands. It can be made from the most ordinary cutting board . The board should have a comfortable handle. A metal device consisting of two sharpened metal plates is fixed in the center of the board. Cutting heads of cabbage with this “shredder” is very convenient.

With one hand, the housewife holds the board by the handle so that it rests on the table. With her other hand she takes half or a quarter of the head of cabbage and makes movements as if she is grating it. Thin, graceful pieces emerge from under the blades. The best way to do this is to place a flat tray on the table. Then all the cabbage will fall on him. It is not recommended to use a bowl, because one inaccurate movement can knock it over.

Many chefs use electric shredders. They do the job of slicing cabbage quickly and efficiently. However, it is better for an inexperienced housewife not to use “technical innovations”. Using them can seriously injure your fingers.

Reviews about the device, electric shredder

Let's find out what our readers say about the advantages and disadvantages of electric cabbage shredders.

• Irina, 45 years old, Penza: “I have my own dacha, where I grow all the vegetables I need for the winter. The whole family loves cabbage, so we don’t do a single winter feast without this pickled or pickled vegetable. Every fall we diligently make preparations - and, to be honest, grating cabbage was my least favorite thing to do. It is very difficult physically, and my hands were often injured. Last year my husband gave me an electric shredder for chopping cabbage, and the problem of rubbing automatically disappeared. Now I chop the cabbage quickly and easily - literally half an hour of shredding - and the next portion is ready for pickling. The rest of the time I use the device for slicing potatoes, carrots, and even make puree with it. I don’t have a combine, but a shredder largely replaces it. I recommend this useful device to all housewives.”
• Ekaterina, 28 years old, Saratov: “I bought an electric shredder several years ago - now it’s my favorite kitchen unit. Thanks to the shredder, I forgot that I had a food processor and a vegetable cutter - because of its bulkiness, I completely removed it from the kitchen. With an electric shredder I can perfectly chop all the necessary products, vegetables, carrots, cabbage. I recommend this wonderful shredding machine to everyone - it will be useful in any kitchen, and it won’t take up much space.”

We learned what an electric shredder (slicer machine or shredder) is for cabbage, and what types of these devices and units can be found on sale. As you can see, the device is very useful - and not only for cutting cabbage, but also for chopping many other products and vegetables. Choose an electric shredder - this device can replace a full-fledged food processor, and moreover, it will not take up extra space in your home kitchen. You may also be interested in information about what reviews there are about a mechanical juicer for citrus and pomegranates.

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Manual

A manual shredder is an affordable alternative to a professional cabbage cutter. It has a special grater and chute made of wood or environmentally friendly high-strength plastic, as well as a cutting board. The design is equipped with one or more cutting blades, manually adjustable in tilt and height. The customizable layout allows for grinding to the desired size. A manual cabbage shredder works great with all hard types of vegetables. The vegetable cutter is affordable, easy to sharpen, and washable in warm water.

Shredding board: what is it?

The need for a shredding board appeared relatively recently. Before the invention of the device, the entire process was carried out manually using a knife. Shredding means cutting into small pieces, which should also be narrow. Most often this applies to mushrooms or vegetables - cabbage, cucumbers.

The term “shred” in cooking applies exclusively to fresh vegetables and fruits; for all other products the word “cut” is used. In ancient times, the shredding process was carried out using a special knife, which was used quite quickly, making sharp movements.

A chopping board or shredding board is a device that allows you to cut vegetables or fruits into slices. It looks like a board made of wood or plastic, reinforced with steel plate knives.

Important! Most modern combines have a shredding function.

The thickness of the cut vegetables depends on the space between the knives and the board. The height can be fixed or self-adjustable.

The shredding board can be manual or electric. An ordinary object looks like a board with a knife in the middle, which is slightly tilted with one hand during use.

A brief overview of the famous brands of the above device

The modern market of household appliances is distinguished by a wide range of choices. Well-known global brands advertise their electric shredders as the highest quality products. But what should the average buyer do? How to choose the thing you really need among the many devices? So, a brief overview of the above special device for slicing cabbage:

2. Electric cabbage shredder “Smile SM2711” has the following characteristics:

3. The Moulinex Fresh Express Cube S s Stick cabbage shredder has the following features:

DIY shredder from a drill

Such a homemade machine can easily be called a “Cabbage Cutter.” In addition to the originality of the concept, its advantages include safety and reliability in operation. In addition, it is quite possible to make it in a home workshop.

Sketch of a cabbage cutter 1 – drill, 2 – bearing shaft, 3 – bearing hub, 4 – tabletop, 5 – rotor disk, 6 – hub for fastening the end of the shaft (the shaft is pressed in, the hub is secured with screws), 7 – clamps for fastening the frame to the tabletop, 8 – guide hopper body, 9 – clamp handle, 10 – protrusion on the body for putting on the sleeve, 11 – sleeve, 12 – receiving container, 13 – side face of the machine body, 14 – head of cabbage, 15 – head of cabbage clamp cover, 16-17 – bent knives, 18 – drill attachment for clamping the shaft. The thickness of the cabbage shavings can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the gap between the disk and the bent knives.

In the photo: a general view of the machine (instead of a drill there is a dummy; also the bearing shaft, which fits centrally into the machine body, is not installed).

Professional electric vegetable cutter for home: safety precautions

When buying an electric multi-cutter for your home, do not neglect safety precautions:

1. Before assembling and starting the device, you must read the operating instructions.
2. After assembling the vegetable cutter, you should check that all accessories are securely fastened.
3. Since not all electric cutters may be equipped with protection on the cutting parts, special care must be taken when installing attachments.
4. Before you start adding vegetables, it is recommended to turn on the device for a couple of seconds, thereby determining the correct connection.
5. After finishing work, it is necessary to disassemble the mechanism according to the instructions, thoroughly rinse the removable parts with warm running water and detergent and wipe them with a soft cloth or leave them to dry.
6. Washed and dry equipment should be carefully placed in a storage container.

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conclusions

Food processors of various capacities and configurations have become a fixture in our lives; they help quickly process any product - from meat to delicate berries. When preparing large quantities of vegetables for the winter, such mechanical assistants become indispensable: in a matter of minutes they chop, grind or grate so many products that you would have to spend a whole day doing it manually.

Without a blender, the housewife would hardly be able to quickly prepare an original dessert for a large family, and a vegetable cutter helps chop ingredients for her favorite salad, where all the ingredients will be the same consistency in the form of, for example, ideal-sized cubes. In order for the combine to serve for a long time and without breakdowns, it is necessary to treat household appliances with care, wash the components and carry out timely preventive inspection of rotating parts.

How I make custom-made troughs at home - for chopping meat and chopping cabbage - without much time and effort

I’ll say right away: I use only modern tools in my work. I have a whole collection of old ones, even from my grandfather’s time. And the adze is different, and the chisels are of different sizes and purposes. I just don't have time. To the extent that our great-grandfathers had. When they set out to make household utensils.

And since there are many people who want to get a trough for chopping meat or a trough for chopping cabbage, I can’t afford to tinker with each product for several days.

I will also note that I completely abandoned linden as the main and only material for troughs. Well, there are no linden trees in the south. There is, however, an alley of quite large trees growing in the village. So no one is going to cut them yet.

I stock up on supplies and

Even if you get your hands on a suitable block of wood, smooth, without knots, of the required length and thickness, this does not mean that it is a suitable piece. Old fruit trees have one peculiarity. Twisted wood structure is common. “A corkscrew”, in a word. Such a sample is only suitable for the stove.

Quite often I come across walnut, cherry and sweet cherry trunks, from which I select a very decent amount of suitable material. Very beautiful, by the way, in its structure and design. The situation is worse with apricot, pear, apple and quince. Plum is not good at all. Because such an old tree has a loose core.