New Teaspoon Advice Please
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jonamv8 said:
Is this thread for real? Genuine Q. U guys are really into spoons and store them in winter at a dedicated place in Fleet St?? Fascinating
Of course it is . You'd don't for one minute think a total figment of a febrile collective imagination would otherwise develop into a 36 page thread do you?jonamv8 said:
Is this thread for real? Genuine Q. U guys are really into spoons and store them in winter at a dedicated place in Fleet St?? Fascinating
Why would anyone make it up?Francois has called to say all is there safely. Phew!
Of course, now I am in that winter slump I find myself emailing continental brokers to find something else to pique my interest.
A 1926 Lyton Plum De Terre just came to market. Do I need 2? Probably not but they would look nice together.... hmmmm.
55palfers said:
Of course it is . You'd don't for one minute think a total figment of a febrile collective imagination would otherwise develop into a 36 page thread do you?
Ah, someone is on 80 posts per page I see. I'm a 40-a-page kind of guy, so I'm seeing 72 pages, but find it much more suitable for daily dutiesShakermaker said:
Ah, someone is on 80 posts per page I see. I'm a 40-a-page kind of guy, so I'm seeing 72 pages, but find it much more suitable for daily duties
And I’m at 143pages ... altering posts per page to me is as useful as providing Starbucks with Krups’ (or I just don’t know how to do it haha)Butter Face said:
Of course, now I am in that winter slump I find myself emailing continental brokers to find something else to pique my interest.
A 1926 Lyton Plum De Terre just came to market. Do I need 2? Probably not but they would look nice together.... hmmmm.
This is the problem now though isnt ?A 1926 Lyton Plum De Terre just came to market. Do I need 2? Probably not but they would look nice together.... hmmmm.
All this new money coming in... Im pretty sure those 2 LPDT were recently flipped by a seller who'd been buying some more up market stirring apparatus from the originating dealer.
Really sad to see.
55palfers said:
OpulentBob said:
55palfers said:
OpulentBob said:
Does anyone know if anywhere close to London still has any Zepf grade 2/3 polishing compound in stock? My usual suppliers have run out and as recently alluded to, it's time for the winter polish before storage.
Are you sure that Zepf grade 2/3 is the correct product for your new purchase.I was always under the impression that for that iteration of the famous Benze there was a problem with the alloy melt and subsequent lack of homogenisation and it was a little on the soft side.
Maybe back off on the grade of compound a smidge? I should hate for your new p&j to be ruined by over zealous buffing.
I do have a small stock of Grade 0.75 ShinenstopfI could let you have.
PM sent.
Just back from Post Office where I have entrusted sufficient polishing material to their tender care to allow you to burnish around a dozen of your finest. I have also included a few hard to come by lint-free juvieliry rumiany tkanina for a truly effortless finish.
Now the nights are drawing in and the competitive stirring season is all but over, there is nothing more satisfying than a little quiet restorative wrist work during those interminable, dark evenings.
There will be no charge for a gentleman of such impeccable Spooning credentials as yourself. Due to a last minute flurry of bidding last night, I made a not inconsiderable profit on my set of 1936 Kriegsmarine Dornfelders (Horst Wessel edition) thus allowing me to bestow a little largesse.
Please enjoy.
I love you guys!
55palfers said:
OpulentBob said:
55palfers said:
OpulentBob said:
Does anyone know if anywhere close to London still has any Zepf grade 2/3 polishing compound in stock? My usual suppliers have run out and as recently alluded to, it's time for the winter polish before storage.
Are you sure that Zepf grade 2/3 is the correct product for your new purchase.I was always under the impression that for that iteration of the famous Benze there was a problem with the alloy melt and subsequent lack of homogenisation and it was a little on the soft side.
Maybe back off on the grade of compound a smidge? I should hate for your new p&j to be ruined by over zealous buffing.
I do have a small stock of Grade 0.75 ShinenstopfI could let you have.
PM sent.
Just back from Post Office where I have entrusted sufficient polishing material to their tender care to allow you to burnish around a dozen of your finest. I have also included a few hard to come by lint-free juvieliry rumiany tkanina for a truly effortless finish.
Now the nights are drawing in and the competitive stirring season is all but over, there is nothing more satisfying than a little quiet restorative wrist work during those interminable, dark evenings.
There will be no charge for a gentleman of such impeccable Spooning credentials as yourself. Due to a last minute flurry of bidding last night, I made a not inconsiderable profit on my set of 1936 Kriegsmarine Dornfelders (Horst Wessel edition) thus allowing me to bestow a little largesse.
Please enjoy.
Butter Face said:
Rich, that’s terrible. I am sorry to hear that.
Have they said that it may be down to the exposure from your Spoonpunk blog, or the recent ‘tuning a fork until it bends’ video?
Glad nothing has gone though, we’ve all enjoyed your books, especially ‘nothing stirs like a rental spoon’
I feel I may be partly to blame on this one ... I extol the virtues and excellence of the “mr Teflon profanity spoon” to anyone who will listen and have given a few copies of the first book away as gifts also ... I apologise Have they said that it may be down to the exposure from your Spoonpunk blog, or the recent ‘tuning a fork until it bends’ video?
Glad nothing has gone though, we’ve all enjoyed your books, especially ‘nothing stirs like a rental spoon’
Shakermaker said:
Long Drax said:
Badvok said:
55palfers said:
Don't forget to turn them over every week or so.
Get an automatic turner, money well spentMy dear grandfather showed me the first one he built, a fantastic contraption that wasn't much to look at, but the workings were fantastic. The motor from a 1970s-era electric tie rack, one of the American ones, covered in chrome of course, which he had attached to the handle of an old garden rake, the fan belt from I think a Renault 4, with the base made from an ammo box and then an egg timer (of course!)
As I say, it wasn't much to look at, but such was the attention to function that form took a necessary second place. Whenever we used to visit my grandparents during the winter when the spoons were away, I would go and sit in the cupboard under the stairs and watch this mechanical marvel.
People today are all about "upcycling" but this was clearly long before that!
My dear friend and fellow teaspoon aficionado, Clem Pargetter-Ambo, lost his exquisite collection of Habsburg 'Luft' teaspoons when the motor of his home-made auto-turner shorted-out causing a fire of such ferocity that his home was reduced to ashes and, his beloved teaspoons melted into a form that even Dali would find offensive to the eye.
Personally, I employ a gentleman who is member of the London Guild of Spoon Turners to call at my residence once a week to perform this vital task.
Edited by Long Drax on Monday 30th October 23:33
The Crack Fox said:
A quick post as I'm waiting for the Scenes of Crime Officers to arrive - some f
king has kicked my front door in when I was busy with the Au Pair and has rifled through my wife's drawers looking for my Felcher & Dung 1937 anniversary set. Luckily they were away being fettled but I'm terrified they'll be back. The Filth said that it's highly likely that the criminals have been reading about my ownership online and have tracked me down, so, please, fellow owners of high-value spoonage, keep a low profile online or risk a similar unpleasantness.
They are sad times when one cannot keep one's spoon collection at home. I might have to keep the bulk of my collection in the vaults at Tahts & Co. As spoon bankers to the Queen, one would hope that their security is up to snuff.king has kicked my front door in when I was busy with the Au Pair and has rifled through my wife's drawers looking for my Felcher & Dung 1937 anniversary set. Luckily they were away being fettled but I'm terrified they'll be back. The Filth said that it's highly likely that the criminals have been reading about my ownership online and have tracked me down, so, please, fellow owners of high-value spoonage, keep a low profile online or risk a similar unpleasantness. Any advice on insurance? I have to store my spoons in the safe overnight which is fine but I'd like to have the flexibility to have one or two spoons in the cutlery drawer ready for my early morning constitutional stir.
AstonZagato said:
Any advice on insurance? I have to store my spoons in the safe overnight which is fine but I'd like to have the flexibility to have one or two spoons in the cutlery drawer ready for my early morning constitutional stir.
uSpoon.com and MoneySpoonMarket.com are good comparison sites but personally I find SpoonCover to provide the best all round service For those of you with storage issues, have you heard of spooBer? Its a new spoon-hailing company, all app based on your smartphone, and is set to revolutionise the spoon use market.
Instead of having to go to the expense of buying your own spoons outright, you can now just "pay as you stir" with this new service at the click of a button on the app, and a spoon will be in your kitchen within minutes.
Now, I may not have much cause to make use of this just yet but then if I am travelling for business I can perhaps see the appeal, as my travelling spoon set does often weigh down my overnight bag more than I would like.
It is based on a clever price structure that allows them to encourage spoon owners onto the market at peak time - elevenses, naturally, and immediately following the "Dum dum, dun dum da dadadadum" at the end of EastEnders, but if you are clever and keep your spoon use to off-peak times you can really save a few quid over the total cost of ownership of a spoon of your own. Following each transaction you have the opportunity to rate the spoon and spooBer spooner as to their professionalism, service and quality, and those with consistently poor ratings will be less likely to find work moving forward.
The company is also considering launching spooBer Executive, as well as Premiere Exclusif range of top-quality spoons to rent for when you really need to have the "wow" factor
Instead of having to go to the expense of buying your own spoons outright, you can now just "pay as you stir" with this new service at the click of a button on the app, and a spoon will be in your kitchen within minutes.
Now, I may not have much cause to make use of this just yet but then if I am travelling for business I can perhaps see the appeal, as my travelling spoon set does often weigh down my overnight bag more than I would like.
It is based on a clever price structure that allows them to encourage spoon owners onto the market at peak time - elevenses, naturally, and immediately following the "Dum dum, dun dum da dadadadum" at the end of EastEnders, but if you are clever and keep your spoon use to off-peak times you can really save a few quid over the total cost of ownership of a spoon of your own. Following each transaction you have the opportunity to rate the spoon and spooBer spooner as to their professionalism, service and quality, and those with consistently poor ratings will be less likely to find work moving forward.
The company is also considering launching spooBer Executive, as well as Premiere Exclusif range of top-quality spoons to rent for when you really need to have the "wow" factor
alorotom said:
AstonZagato said:
Any advice on insurance? I have to store my spoons in the safe overnight which is fine but I'd like to have the flexibility to have one or two spoons in the cutlery drawer ready for my early morning constitutional stir.
uSpoon.com and MoneySpoonMarket.com are good comparison sites but personally I find SpoonCover to provide the best all round service Shakermaker said:
For those of you with storage issues, have you heard of spooBer? Its a new spoon-hailing company, all app based on your smartphone, and is set to revolutionise the spoon use market.
Instead of having to go to the expense of buying your own spoons outright, you can now just "pay as you stir" with this new service at the click of a button on the app, and a spoon will be in your kitchen within minutes.
Now, I may not have much cause to make use of this just yet but then if I am travelling for business I can perhaps see the appeal, as my travelling spoon set does often weigh down my overnight bag more than I would like.
It is based on a clever price structure that allows them to encourage spoon owners onto the market at peak time - elevenses, naturally, and immediately following the "Dum dum, dun dum da dadadadum" at the end of EastEnders, but if you are clever and keep your spoon use to off-peak times you can really save a few quid over the total cost of ownership of a spoon of your own. Following each transaction you have the opportunity to rate the spoon and spooBer spooner as to their professionalism, service and quality, and those with consistently poor ratings will be less likely to find work moving forward.
The company is also considering launching spooBer Executive, as well as Premiere Exclusif range of top-quality spoons to rent for when you really need to have the "wow" factor
alas spooBer remains unregulated though and I simply cant get behind a company that I know is taking honest to goodness hard working traditional spooners and casting them aside like some cheap wooden stirrer (said in the loosest of terms)Instead of having to go to the expense of buying your own spoons outright, you can now just "pay as you stir" with this new service at the click of a button on the app, and a spoon will be in your kitchen within minutes.
Now, I may not have much cause to make use of this just yet but then if I am travelling for business I can perhaps see the appeal, as my travelling spoon set does often weigh down my overnight bag more than I would like.
It is based on a clever price structure that allows them to encourage spoon owners onto the market at peak time - elevenses, naturally, and immediately following the "Dum dum, dun dum da dadadadum" at the end of EastEnders, but if you are clever and keep your spoon use to off-peak times you can really save a few quid over the total cost of ownership of a spoon of your own. Following each transaction you have the opportunity to rate the spoon and spooBer spooner as to their professionalism, service and quality, and those with consistently poor ratings will be less likely to find work moving forward.
The company is also considering launching spooBer Executive, as well as Premiere Exclusif range of top-quality spoons to rent for when you really need to have the "wow" factor
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