Project 1: Mortar and Pestle drawings

This is a mortar and pestle that I'm going to design for project 1. I try to gather all the negatives or hardships of using a mortar and a pestle that most people would be unsatisfied about it.

1.) The spices/herbs would fly out and stick on the walls of the mortar and the spices/herbs would move away from the pestle while hitting on it. As a result, the user need to 'chase' after the spices/herbs. Due to the bulbous shape of the pestle head, it can be quite tricky to push all the herbs/spices down onto the grinding surface of the mortar so that it can be bashed all together at once.
 I've made some modifications and changed the shape/structure of the pestle. In my opinion, the three most important ways of grinding the spices/herbs are scraping, rubbing/muddling and bashing.
The 'sharp' edges around the pestle head is made to scrape and organize the herbs/spices so that they can be place at a particular area in the mortar to make the bashing job easier. The surface area of the pestle head is the same as the inner surface area of the mortar, so that it could make a good contact with the herbs/spices and can be rubbed in a circular motion.The handle is much bigger and wider at the rear of the pestle and it slims down from the rear to the body, which acts as a thumb cushion and better grip/comfort respectively.

2.) A lot of mortars nowadays are uncomfortable to hold while grinding or pouring the herbs/spices. Therefore, the diameter of the top half of the outer mortar is wider than the lower half of the outer mortar so that it is comfortable to make a good grip around the mortar.
I am planning to increase the thickness of the 'mouth' of the mortar and make surface of the mouth slightly wider; so I am going to modify my drawing of the mortar, where the picture below shows that the mouth of the mortar appears to be not thick.
A pestle is provided to rest the pestle with all the herbs/spices sticking on its head and this is to prevent messiness while carrying the mortar to pour out the spices/herbs onto another plate/bowl. The mouth of the mortar is dented for easier pouring.

 

3.) The picture above shows that a bamboo board is provided to avoid any damages of the kitchen table and to prevent the mortar to 'move' by itself on the counter while bashing up the herbs/spices. The board can also be use to slice/chop herbs by turning the board over. The chopping surface is dented. A slot at the side of the board is made to keep the herb chopper. The handle of the herb chopper is also made up of bamboo and the blade is stainless steel.
Moreover, three white silicone rubbers are made on each side of the board to make the board non-slip. It also raises the board so that it leaves the benches clean and keeping the surfaces hygienic.

 That's all for now. Still, the design is not perfect and not the best yet. I'll keep working on it definitely.