Mystery equipment

As I mentioned yesterday, I found a new kitchen ware shop called Oritomo the other day and this is one thing that intrigued me.  What are these guys?  I am assuming they could be for scooping rice or mixing dough.  But I thought I’d run a little competition again to see who could come up with the best creative solution.

 They are about 1.2m long (4 foot) and are made of fine grained hard wood so they probably weigh about 5 kilograms each.  They are in a kitchen ware shop but don’t let that limit your imagination.

The best idea in before 7th June 2008 will receive, in the post, a tube of wasabi that will bring tears to your eyes.  Please leave your ideas as comments below, and remember that if your comment doesn’t show up straight away, then it will probably be there in a day or two.