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Using vs not using the Thumb
Of myriad ways people hold chopsticks, roughly half of grips engage the tip of the thumb, while the rest do not.
(posters) Ten thousand ways to use chopsticks
See the first twelve of ten thousand ways to use chopsticks illustrated in this pretty picture.
(posters) How to use chopsticks
Learn to use chopsticks from this pretty poster.
Contributing to Wikimedia Commons
Marcosticks.org contributes to Wikimedia Commons select images, videos and 3D models which can be better and more widely shared via Commons.
Ten thousand ways to use chopsticks
How many different ways do people use chopsticks to pick up food? Here's your pictorial map to ten thousand grips.
Planetary gears: physics of chopsticks
Did you know that chopsticks have more in common with planetary gears than Archimedean levers? Discover the real physics of chopsticks.
Best Learning Chopsticks
We surveyed the best learning chopsticks you can buy online, or print for free on your 3D-printer. We classified them into 6 types.
Model E: Ergonomic Marcosticks
Low-profile ergonomic nuggets on plain chopsticks provide subtle tactile feedback to guide intermediate learners.
Model H: Finger Helpers
Finger helper bars mounted on Training Marcosticks model T to allow a bent thumb to secure the bottom chopstick.
Model A: Advanced Marcosticks
Advance users need no training aids. Just use what Marco presented to Kublai Khan. Aye, they are plain chopsticks.
Model T: Training Marcosticks
Beginner training marcosticks with articulated top chopstick that rotates and extends, following the Standard Grip motion.
Training Marcosticks That Work
People have been making learner chopsticks for 2,000 years. But none taught the Standard Grip, until now. See training marcosticks that work.
The Turncoat Grip
Turncoat Grip is the diametric opposite of Forsaken Pinky. It appears to hold chopsticks just like the Flexible Middle variant of Finger Pistol grip.
Printing COVID-19 Face Shields
Printing Face Shields to aid COVID-19 frontline heroes. We printed 3dverkstran's head bands for Maker Response Hub mission #16.
The Finger Pistol Grip
Finger Pistol is an alternative chopstick grip named after the hand gesture "finger pistol". It has two common variants: Shadow Rabbit and Flexed Middle.