Dennis Orero Ojala made Alexandre a simple, beautiful set of chopsticks that brought natural materials and everyday elegance together. What's your wish? →
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This Custom Wood & Bone Chopsticks project shows how Dennis Orero Ojala turned a simple idea into a completed set of handmade chopsticks in two different materials. It is a useful example for anyone considering custom tableware and wanting to compare the look, feel and everyday use of wood versus bone.
- Request: The project was made as a series of 10 custom chopstick sets, with a mix of 4 bone sets and 6 wood sets.
- Final result: The finished order included both wood and bone chopsticks, with the bone versions standing out for their pleasing weight and smooth feel in the hand.
- Design details: This was a material-led custom piece, focused on the natural character of wood and bone rather than added decoration, making it a good fit for simple, tactile table settings.
- Fit and use: These chopsticks were made for practical dining use, and the completed project is especially helpful for customers deciding between a lighter wooden feel and a slightly heavier bone-crafted feel.
- Process: Public project updates included photos of the finished chopsticks before shipping, and the customer confirmed that no adjustments were needed and later shared that the chopsticks were really great, especially the bone-crafted ones.
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A request by Alexandre from London, United Kingdom
Hello, I would like to have series of chopsticks made with wood or bone material.
The Journey of Creating Custom Wood & Bone Chopsticks
Negotiation & Planning
Custom Wood & Bone Chopsticks - design ideas and artisan proposals
Hallo, thank you for the idea, am proud of placing an order through this web. Looking forward to betterment.
Super thank you. I am open to have a number of sets made depending on what's feasible with time, availability and budget. I'm thinking 10 sets of chopsticks: 4 in bone, 6 in wood.
It would also be good to know if there are any chemicals used in the process and if so which one? I just want to make sure the final product would be safe for use.
Thank you!
Thank you for the concern.
At by now the only chemical is hydrogen peroxide for bleaching the bone during boiling hours and for potassium as dying agent.Both are purely washed thoroughly until the contents read zero.
Okay thank you for clarifying. That works with me.
Hallo! Thank you for the feedback, am also processing the items as we continue with the conversation through this platform.
Perfect. Thank you.
The work is on well, right now am on with my operation manager helping me on some important information.
Thank you. The pricing below looks a bit off and way too high. Appreciate if we can verify. Thank you!
Hi thank you for the concern. I'm going to recheck it again then locate an appropriate figure which is friendly. Business field needs flexibility too
Thanks.
Crafting Process
How to make a Custom Wood & Bone Chopsticks – work in progress
Hi, I hope you are ok too.
I have gone through the project page sent. Let me accept it to the fact that the client received his purchased order well.
Perfect. All good with me.
Let me contact the operator tomorrow Monday to see if delivery can now be done after confirming the particular items through the pictures.
Okay!
Hey Alexandre,
This is Vicky, the local operations manager. I’ve just received your chopsticks from Dennis, and I’m thrilled to share some photos with you for your review before we proceed with shipping. The chopsticks look wonderful—especially the ones made of bone, which have a particularly lovely feel to them! 😁
I’ve attached the photos below. Please take a look and let us know if there are any adjustments you’d like to be made before we finalize everything for shipping.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
Warm regards,
Vicky Achieng
Hi Vicky,
Thanks so much. And glad they feel nice. Now I wish I had gotten more of the bone ones haha.
No adjustments needed so I believe you can now pack and ship.
Best
Alex
The Finished Unique Piece – Individually Handmade
Reference: ON014189E-67306
Cost structure of this project
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Cost of material |
35.4
|
| Cost of labour |
24.1
|
| Cost of packaging |
15.06
|
| Local Transport to photoshoot and parcel drop-off |
0
|
| Subtotal – payout to artisan |
74.56
|
| Customer acquisition costs (advertising etc.) |
7.46
|
| Handling fee Urban Change Lab |
7.46
|
| Total (excluding shipping & taxes) |
89.48
|
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Note on shipping & taxes
The cost breakdown above shows how the value of this individual project is composed.
Shipping costs and any applicable taxes (e.g. VAT) depend on the delivery country and the specific setup and are therefore not shown as fixed amounts here.
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