New Teaspoon Advice Please
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Fishtigua said:
If I may be so bold, can I ask a favour?
On behalf of the SGC, can I ask about competitive stirring in the South and SW of England? We have won pretty much all the Channel Island and Normandie/Northern French Opens and are now available to some English challenges.
We would like some harbour/marina based teams to meet, just to keep costs down. We have our own boat, Le Bol de Cuillère, which we can go on tour with.
Any teams we can stir against? (I'm sure we can make it a teaVAT right-off).
Being a Londoner, I have no idea what a 'boat' is, let alone a 'harbour'. Sorry. However, I am looking forward to a stir off with you next February in AnTEAgua.On behalf of the SGC, can I ask about competitive stirring in the South and SW of England? We have won pretty much all the Channel Island and Normandie/Northern French Opens and are now available to some English challenges.
We would like some harbour/marina based teams to meet, just to keep costs down. We have our own boat, Le Bol de Cuillère, which we can go on tour with.
Any teams we can stir against? (I'm sure we can make it a teaVAT right-off).
As you bring up the state of West Indian stirring in today's scene, I feel compelled to comment on our style, not our World Ranking.
Yes, we have the natural ability of the British, the loucheness of the French and a two-fingered nuanced stir from the Dutch; we should be right up there with the top teams. Such a shame that petty in-fighting between nations have let a fine history of spooning falter. As the Indian stirrers say लड़खड़ाता हुआ .
Says it all really.
Yes, we have the natural ability of the British, the loucheness of the French and a two-fingered nuanced stir from the Dutch; we should be right up there with the top teams. Such a shame that petty in-fighting between nations have let a fine history of spooning falter. As the Indian stirrers say लड़खड़ाता हुआ .
Says it all really.
Blib said:
Being a Londoner, I have no idea what a 'boat' is, let alone a 'harbour'. Sorry. However, I am looking forward to a stir off with you next February in AnTEAgua.
It a terrifying sort of people container which floats on endless water, and eventually you cannot see buildings. It can also sink, causing everything aboard ( that;s a nautical term), to go the the bottom of the water. Down atthe bottom are untold hoards of spoons caused by people transporting them in this dangerous way, robbing us all of historically vital spoonlore.Edited by RDMcG on Tuesday 15th October 14:32
Blib said:
Being a Londoner, I have no idea what a 'boat' is, let alone a 'harbour'. Sorry. However, I am looking forward to a stir off with you next February in AnTEAgua.
It a terrifying sort of people container which floats on endless water, and eventually you cannot see buildings. It can also sink, causing everything aboard ( that;s a nautical term), to go the the bottom of the water. Down atthe bottom are untold hoards of spoons caused by people transporting them in this dangerous way, robbing us all of historically vital spoonlore.Edited by RDMcG on Tuesday 15th October 14:32
Blib said:
Being a Londoner, I have no idea what a 'boat' is, let alone a 'harbour'. Sorry. However, I am looking forward to a stir off with you next February in AnTEAgua.
It a terrifying sort of people container which floats on endless water, and eventually you cannot see buildings. It can also sink, causing everything aboard ( that;s a nautical term), to go the the bottom of the water. Down atthe bottom are untold hoards of spoons caused by people transporting them in this dangerous way, robbing us all of historically vital spoonlore.Edited by RDMcG on Tuesday 15th October 14:32
I 'spose you've been watching the REAL Spoon Diver on the Discovery Channel.
What a crock of over-hyped shyte that is. Proper spoon divers, I used to do that as a young man, never ever turn over rocks or vacuum the seabed for spoons. Terrible program that teaches to the young Teaspooners nothing but greed and the rape of the seabed for spoons.
Dreadful.
What a crock of over-hyped shyte that is. Proper spoon divers, I used to do that as a young man, never ever turn over rocks or vacuum the seabed for spoons. Terrible program that teaches to the young Teaspooners nothing but greed and the rape of the seabed for spoons.
Dreadful.
Fishtigua said:
I 'spose you've been watching the REAL Spoon Diver on the Discovery Channel.
What a crock of over-hyped shyte that is. Proper spoon divers, I used to do that as a young man, never ever turn over rocks or vacuum the seabed for spoons. Terrible program that teaches to the young Teaspooners nothing but greed and the rape of the seabed for spoons.
Dreadful.
Yes,,I saw a heartbreaking film where a young spoon diver came across a rare VanderHofen veranda spoon which had a few flange limpets, The fool tried to chip them off causing the VH to break in pieces. It was like watching a baby seal being clubbed.What a crock of over-hyped shyte that is. Proper spoon divers, I used to do that as a young man, never ever turn over rocks or vacuum the seabed for spoons. Terrible program that teaches to the young Teaspooners nothing but greed and the rape of the seabed for spoons.
Dreadful.
Anyone remember this?
One of the more daring innovations by the privateers in the 1970s, the self stirring mug was voluntarily withdrawn by the team and subsequently banned by the FIS after it's first outing at Anderstorp in 1978, where it dominated everything with a consistently perfect vortex and speeds approaching 500 SPM with a single thumb operation, and not a drop spilt.
Wasn't really much art to it, but quite an impressive spectacle.
One of the more daring innovations by the privateers in the 1970s, the self stirring mug was voluntarily withdrawn by the team and subsequently banned by the FIS after it's first outing at Anderstorp in 1978, where it dominated everything with a consistently perfect vortex and speeds approaching 500 SPM with a single thumb operation, and not a drop spilt.
Wasn't really much art to it, but quite an impressive spectacle.
AJS- said:
Anyone remember this?
One of the more daring innovations by the privateers in the 1970s, the self stirring mug was voluntarily withdrawn by the team and subsequently banned by the FIS after it's first outing at Anderstorp in 1978, where it dominated everything with a consistently perfect vortex and speeds approaching 500 SPM with a single thumb operation, and not a drop spilt.
Wasn't really much art to it, but quite an impressive spectacle.
LIke 6 wheeled F1 cars, had to be killed at birth.One of the more daring innovations by the privateers in the 1970s, the self stirring mug was voluntarily withdrawn by the team and subsequently banned by the FIS after it's first outing at Anderstorp in 1978, where it dominated everything with a consistently perfect vortex and speeds approaching 500 SPM with a single thumb operation, and not a drop spilt.
Wasn't really much art to it, but quite an impressive spectacle.
Like millions of people I'm a fan of marine scrimshaw spoon collecting, particularly baby spoons made from Narhwal tusk.
I picked this little chap up in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.
You can clearly see '1827' on the bowl. The uninitiated often think this is the date the item was produced. NOT SO. It is actually the number of Narwhals that had to be killed before a specimen was found with the requisite tusk quality. I find this number particularly reassuring.
Hafnarfjörður is fast becoming a bit of a Mecca for Marine Scrimshaw Spoon Collectors particularly Narwhal (MSSCpNs) and prices are sky-rocketing. Many people are talking about a crash in the market. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
I picked this little chap up in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.
You can clearly see '1827' on the bowl. The uninitiated often think this is the date the item was produced. NOT SO. It is actually the number of Narwhals that had to be killed before a specimen was found with the requisite tusk quality. I find this number particularly reassuring.
Hafnarfjörður is fast becoming a bit of a Mecca for Marine Scrimshaw Spoon Collectors particularly Narwhal (MSSCpNs) and prices are sky-rocketing. Many people are talking about a crash in the market. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Not sure if any of you chaps are watching Flog-It right now on Beeb 2?
An old boy just brought in a Müller-Kleinfeld from around the 1820's. Boy, if I had the money, that baby would be mine.
You could spend thousands at some specialist Teaspoon Sales from Bonhams or Phillips (sold with them once, a little disappointed). I swear, these small provincial sales are where the bargains are at.
An old boy just brought in a Müller-Kleinfeld from around the 1820's. Boy, if I had the money, that baby would be mine.
You could spend thousands at some specialist Teaspoon Sales from Bonhams or Phillips (sold with them once, a little disappointed). I swear, these small provincial sales are where the bargains are at.
Tallow said:
Blib said:
Sure is. I never thought I'd see a photo of one immediately post-stir. I have no idea how they managed to capture the moment.
Incredible photography. Imagine the shutter speed needed to capture that!I hope I'm wrong.
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