A contemporary ice shaving machine rotates a block of ice on a pedestal, and the block of ice is shaved as it is pressed down against a saw-like blade.
現代のかき氷器は鉋状の刃のついた台座の上で氷の塊が回転し、氷をスライス状に削りながら氷の塊を繰り下げていく仕組みをもつ。