Big fan of Bridge City Tool Works. Wish I could afford more of their amazing gear. I do have their Kerfmaker, which I have used on a few jobs, and had perfect joints as a result.
They also make the Chopstick Master – yes, it seems a bit of a niche tool, but the quality of the tool they make for this purpose is second to noone.
Here is a video by BCTW of their Chopstick Master in action. This is the 1st gen version, they are in the process of releasing version 2, which does not use a sawblade to create the end finial, but instead uses the supplied plane for all the steps.
Version 2 – crating the finial with the plane
The original video, describing how the Chopstick Master can into existence.
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Stu's Shed 
Thanks for posting this. Yet another awesome toolkit that I have to convince myself not to buy… That device looks really nice, but $195 at http://chopstickmaster.com/ makes me consider whether I should make a jig to do that myself. Though Bridge City actually does seem to sell similar mini block planes for more than the chopstick kit!
It is the same plane that they sell for about $250, which is one of the tempting things of this kit.
I’ve pre-ordered one of the V2 kits – couldn’t resist
Let us know what you think of the kit! In the interim here’s “Making a Tapering Jig with Paul Sellers”, which could be adjusted to making chopsticks.
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