Help! slicer mandolin

In article <[email protected]>, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:

> If I wanted to make a wooden one, I'd use quartersawn beech. I think
> you'll need the quartersawn to cope with moisture movement.

I picked a wooden one up at a yard sale last year for $2. Cabbage size,
never used as far as I can tell.

djb

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In article <[email protected]>, Kenneth
<[email protected]> wrote:

> A "mandolin" is an eight stringed musical instrument.

Heh. I have one of those, too. Gift from Mom when I was still young.

What about a pangolin? One of those, I'd like to find at a garage sale!

djb

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In article <[email protected]>, Patrick Fitzgerald
<[email protected]> wrote:

> The stainless model was the most versatile, but for $160, sheesh.

Betcha to build the equivalent would cost a lot more.

djb

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"Ernie Jurick" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
>
> Why on earth would you want to build one
> when the best are made out of steel and dirt cheap? I paid under $10
> for mine in the '70s and it's still going strong.

Cooks Illustrated rated mandolines, and the best was a Japanese plastic
brand by Benriner ($33, kitchenetc.com). Also recommended was a plastic
model by Progressive International ($10, amazon.com), and a stainless steel
model by Bron ($158, cookswares.com).

The stainless model was the most versatile, but for $160, sheesh.

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 18:32:35 GMT, "Kennor" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Probably not much more than what the blades would cost, plus
>plastic or stainless won't absorb. Never saw a wooden one. Good luck!

My mandolin is a Japanese plastic "Benriner" that cost about $35

If I wanted to make one, I'd start by buying one of these and using it
to donate the blades. It includes a set of three "comb" blades for
slicing into matchsticks as well as slices. Although I've seen plenty
of wooden mandolins, I've never seen a twin-bladed one like this.
There's no way you could make a similar set of blades without enormous
investment in grinding machinery.

If I wanted to make a wooden one, I'd use quartersawn beech. I think
you'll need the quartersawn to cope with moisture movement.


But I'd just buy a plastic one.

"Georg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3eaf3c5a1c697e20a5abf5d22cab37aa@TeraNews...
> Could anyone help me by telling me how to build a slicer mandolin for my
> kitchen? You know, that tool you use to slice vegetables.

Well, to begin with, "mandolin" is a musical instrument. "Mandoline" is the
slicing tool. :-) And why on earth would you want to build one when the best
are made out of steel and dirt cheap? I paid under $10 for mine in the '70s
and it's still going strong.
-- Ernie