Weezer Chop

Recently I was asked to create a prop for a CD cover shoot. The CD, called Fresh Cuts 4, features a previously unreleased track “Everybody Go Away” by Weezer. The band had an idea for the cover based on the Slap Chop infomercial. They wanted an infomercial style vegetable chopper with a blade shaped like the Weezer logo. Unlike the cheap plastic Slap Chop, it's constructed of all metal parts. Unseen in the photo, there's a 12AX7 vacuum tube in the center which you can see through the side vents.

Although I would not actually chop veggies with it and eat them, I think the chopper came out looking pretty good. The cover design is by Nicole Smith and the photos were taken by Daniel Cristol.