why bamboo toothpicks?

Why bamboo toothpicks?

Bamboo wood is relatively soft, not particularly dense, and is ideal for the production of toothpicks. Bamboo is a renewable resource that can be harvested annually and if cultivated well produces a known yield per unit area. This makes it ideal for supplying the relatively low but regular inputs of raw materials required by the toothpick unit.

Toothpick production

• After drying the rods are cut to toothpick length. The cutting machine has an exposed blade and appropriate care should be taken to avoid injury.

• The toothpicks are then placed in the polishing machine.

• The ends of the toothpicks are then sharpened in the end-sharpening machine. In the case of single-ended toothpicks, other machines are available that engrave patterns or rings in the blunt end for decoration.

• Finally the toothpicks are placed in the grinding machine to finish them off.