Abstract: A knife utensil for separating shell members of a mollusk comprised of a bar member having a blade portion mounted to retaining members forming a handle and formed with an arcuate upper honed edge and a concave-shaped lower honed edge defining a point at a free end disposed between a centerline of a bar member and a point at which the upper surface meets the retaining members.

Abstract: The present invention is an eating utensil for the physically disabled. The invention comprises a base, a handle, projecting from the base, a shaft and utensil head. The handle is irregularly shaped, comprising a curved front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a curved back surface; and a flat back surface which extends from the curved back surface. The base has flat bottom surface of the base enables the eating utensil to remain upright on the table so that the eating utensil may be easily grasped and picked up. In addition, the utensil head may be modified to increase the surface area available for the food and to increase stability of the food on the eating utensil. The new and improved eating utensil is capable of being used with individuals with a variety of disabilities, particularly those individuals with limited wrist movement.