Amazinyo aqala ukusetshenziswa ngekhulu le-17 ngekhulu le-17, kodwa akhishwa izinsimbi eziyigugu namagugu futhi abukwa njengezinto zobucwebecwebe. I-Toothpick yokhuni yokuqala yenziwa ngo-1869 nguMarc Signorello.
Amazinyo aqala impilo isihlahla se-birch. Ekugcineni, isihlahla se-birch sigcina elolini le-logger, futhi sithola indlela yaso efektri yezinyo (ngokumangazayo, cishe bonke base maine). Uma nje, umuthi usikiwe ube ngamashidi amancanyana okhuni obizwa nge-veneer. Lokhu kwenziwa ngenye yezindlela ezimbili: ngendlela yokuqala isikena saw sisetshenziselwa ukusika ucezu oluncane lwe-log. Lokhu kuchithekile ngoba i-saw yaphenduka izinkuni eziningi zaba sawdust. Indlela esebenza kahle kakhulu ukusula ishidi elincanyana lelogi nge-blade enkulu ebukhali yommese. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokwenza i-log emshinini owukhanyisa kwi-eksisi yayo. Ummese omude kakhulu, obukhali ucindezelwa ohlangothini lwe-log, futhi njengoba i-log iphenduka, ishidi elincanyana lisikiwe.
Ishidi elincanyana lezinkuni liyabanjwa. Lokhu kwenza kube lula futhi kube lula ukusikwa. Amazinyo e-Flat angama-forpick asanda kugqetye ngaphandle kwezinkuni, omisiwe, abhalwe phansi futhi athunyelwa kumthengi. Amazinyo ama-Round akhishwe ngaphandle kwephepha (elincanyana), bese edlula emshinini obizwa ngokuthi "umlingisi", owayewagaye emzuliswaneni omuhle, okhethwe kabili.
