New Teaspoon Advice Please
Discussion
KP328 said:
Blib said:
SCEtoAUX said:
Just like Grut, opinion is divided yet again.
The cushion was not supplied with the spoon and I don't intend to use it in competition. It needs to be kept in quite subdued light, where it will do little more than appreciate in value before being passed to my son and heir.
IMO, it should be kept in totally subdued light. Preferably a bin.The cushion was not supplied with the spoon and I don't intend to use it in competition. It needs to be kept in quite subdued light, where it will do little more than appreciate in value before being passed to my son and heir.
No offence intended
SCEtoAUX, please don't listen to these naysayers, you say the spoon will be handed down to your son?
Adopt me.
If I may pour a little oil on troubled waters for a moment.
On the subject of cutlery drawers, what is the most suitable timber for construction please?
I appreciate I may have opened a can of worms here, but I am at the preliminary stage of specifying a Spoon Room and would welcome some advice.
Presently looking at Steamed Pearwood, Black Palmira or Sonokeling Rosewood.
On the subject of cutlery drawers, what is the most suitable timber for construction please?
I appreciate I may have opened a can of worms here, but I am at the preliminary stage of specifying a Spoon Room and would welcome some advice.
Presently looking at Steamed Pearwood, Black Palmira or Sonokeling Rosewood.
55palfers said:
If I may pour a little oil on troubled waters for a moment.
On the subject of cutlery drawers, what is the most suitable timber for construction please?
I appreciate I may have opened a can of worms here, but I am at the preliminary stage of specifying a Spoon Room and would welcome some advice.
Presently looking at Steamed Pearwood, Black Palmira or Sonokeling Rosewood.
Strong choices, all of them, though I wouldn't choose Black Palmira these days for ethical reasons. Really it comes down to your preference of colour. On the subject of cutlery drawers, what is the most suitable timber for construction please?
I appreciate I may have opened a can of worms here, but I am at the preliminary stage of specifying a Spoon Room and would welcome some advice.
Presently looking at Steamed Pearwood, Black Palmira or Sonokeling Rosewood.
I did see someone in one of the periodicals had used some imported Banana Pine. Well rated, if little known, which probably means it will either be cheap, but impossible to find, or, extremely expensive now that it has been featured in a magazine.
Butter Face said:
My pad in the Maldives has a spoon ‘hut’ made from wicker. I thought it was a bit more in keeping with the ‘vibe’ of the area!
I hear that climate change and rising sea levels have obliged some Maldive stirrers to invest in flotation huts. Have you gone down that route?Blib said:
Butter Face said:
My pad in the Maldives has a spoon ‘hut’ made from wicker. I thought it was a bit more in keeping with the ‘vibe’ of the area!
I hear that climate change and rising sea levels have obliged some Maldive stirrers to invest in flotation huts. Have you gone down that route?It looks like a wicker hut (hence the ‘hut’
) but is actually a nuclear fallout shelter. I always like to over prepare.I was told today that there might be an auction of Inca sacrificial teaspoons next year.
As many will know, these intricate and finely tooled instruments were used to eviscerate the Inca captives in the early 14th Century. They are therefore not for competition use or indeed general domestic stirrage.
These spoons belonged to the Inca ruler Atawallpa in his final years of the rebellious, neo-Inca state in the tropical forest of Vilcabamba.
My own feeling is that they are more 'scoops' than spoons, but surely any collector would prize such an item, possibly even worship it. I know I would.
As many will know, these intricate and finely tooled instruments were used to eviscerate the Inca captives in the early 14th Century. They are therefore not for competition use or indeed general domestic stirrage.
These spoons belonged to the Inca ruler Atawallpa in his final years of the rebellious, neo-Inca state in the tropical forest of Vilcabamba.
My own feeling is that they are more 'scoops' than spoons, but surely any collector would prize such an item, possibly even worship it. I know I would.
NDA said:
I was told today that there might be an auction of Inca sacrificial teaspoons next year.
As many will know, these intricate and finely tooled instruments were used to eviscerate the Inca captives in the early 14th Century. They are therefore not for competition use or indeed general domestic stirrage.
These spoons belonged to the Inca ruler Atawallpa in his final years of the rebellious, neo-Inca state in the tropical forest of Vilcabamba.
My own feeling is that they are more 'scoops' than spoons, but surely any collector would prize such an item, possibly even worship it. I know I would.
You are right, the Inca's did make very 'scoopie' shaped spoons. Which reminds me, it's a little known fact that England used to be called 'Land of the Angles' because we produced very angular spoonage.As many will know, these intricate and finely tooled instruments were used to eviscerate the Inca captives in the early 14th Century. They are therefore not for competition use or indeed general domestic stirrage.
These spoons belonged to the Inca ruler Atawallpa in his final years of the rebellious, neo-Inca state in the tropical forest of Vilcabamba.
My own feeling is that they are more 'scoops' than spoons, but surely any collector would prize such an item, possibly even worship it. I know I would.
Edited by KP328 on Saturday 18th November 16:39
probably chalk said:
When it comes to teaspoons I'm always the first to say it isn't really my field (I hitched my horse to the fish slice wagon long ago). So i offer these, spotted today at the fundraising stall of one of our splendid heritage railways, for your assessment.
There's absolutely NOTHING of value there. Nothing whatsoeverWhere do you live? Where was the fundraising event? Do you have the stallholder's telephone number? I'm interested in the basket. For a friend.
probably chalk said:
When it comes to teaspoons I'm always the first to say it isn't really my field (I hitched my horse to the fish slice wagon long ago). So i offer these, spotted today at the fundraising stall of one of our splendid heritage railways, for your assessment.
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"One man’s fish slice is another man’s egg lifter but one man’s teaspoon is a thing of bounty ... and don’t get me started on windmills" - Miguel de Cervantes 1603<image removed for sanity>
HTH
Gents, an early Festive treat for you.
I haven't really mentioned it on here before but I do a bit of freelance work for "Sumaišyti Arbatos Puodelį" which is Lithuania's third biggest teaspoon periodical, and whilst I don't get out there as often as I would like I do enjoy my regular contact. (Obviously I don't speak Lithuanian but the team in Kaunas translate for me)
I thought I might give them a Quiz for the special December/Winter 2017 edition and now that the publishing embargo has passed I can share it with you all now, hopefully a bit more of a challenge for you given that it was written with the Baltic reader in mind. Ten questions, no prizes that I can give out as it is only open to LTU residents but fun nonetheless!
1. Which of the below spoons sold for the highest amount at the 2017 Vilnius Auction (in February, the October catalogue had not closed at time of going to press)
a) 1934 Spocken
b) 1998 Pristenglas
c) 1842 Umberelt
d) 2016 Spencer
2, Which of the following appeared on "Pinigai Mansardoje" in April and was briefly a popular teaspoon related meme:
a) Leja Openusza and her dog Vietoje - Vietoje was licking some pickled cabbage from the spoon and then vomited it up
b) Three Llamas on a farm in Utena, all carrying spoons in their mouths
c) De Grutt, informing a contestant that her favourite spoon was worth several hundred thousand Euros when she thought it was only worth about €75
d) The presenter being seen holding a left handed spoon in his right hand, and spilling tea on his white trousers.
3. Complete this famous phrase by American spoon enthusiast Houston Q. Glickenstein: "To stir with a Pristenglas, compared to a Krupp, is the same as to spend the night with (blank) instead of (blank)
a) Scarlett Johannson / Mila Kunis
b) Hulk Hogan / Donald Trump
c) A screaming toddler in the next room / the softest pillow you've ever encountered
d) Great company / great food.
4. The rules have changed at the Frankfurt Open for 2018 - how many stirs must one now complete to progress to the Quarter Finals?
a) 126
b) 226
c) 326
d) 426
5. Which of these qualities was Adomas Kountien said to be master of in the spoon construction world?
a) return angle
b) scoop density
c) flange offset
d) volume return
6. If you laid every tea spoon that was said to have belonged to Eric Umberelt at the time of his death, end to end, approximately how long a line of spoons would you have?
a) 250 metres
b) 500 metres
c) 750 metres
d) 1,000 metres.
7. Which of these is NOT found in Krupp teaspoons manufactured after 1972, and why?
a) Nickel - because the closure of the nickel mine would have led to an unreliable and unaffordable supply.
b) Titanium - because H. Krupp was found to be removing all of the titanium from the production line and selling it on the black market, thus losing Krupp their import licence
c) Nickel - because of an accidental discovery by a line worker who added copper to the foundry and found that the resulting alloy was more than twice as efficient at stirring than before
d) Copper - because someone removed it by accident and found that replacing it with nickel resulted in a more efficient plunge.
8. In which hand did Tomas Minusz hold his 22/17 teaspoon when he stirred live on air during the Singing Revolution in 1990?
a) Left
b) Right
c) Neither - it was his brother, Andreus who was filmed on air, with Tomas only being seen from behind, pouring the tea
d) Nobody knows - it was only broadcast via radio and he died without ever passing on that information
9. Which of these famous Lithuanians has appeared on the cover of our magazine the most time?
a) Žydrūnas Savickas
b) Jonas Mekas
c) Vytautas Miškinis
d) Rūta Meilutytė
10. How many teaspoons were used by this magazine to recreate the Iron Throne in our "Make It at Home with old Spoons" feature?
a) 25
b) 20
c) 30
d) 52
And for the final tie breaker, complete the following sentence in whatever manner you see most appropriate, the judges will decide on their favouriite from all of the entries to the above to score 10 points to decide the winner:
"The thing I am most looking forward to doing with my favourite teaspoon in 2018 is....."
I haven't really mentioned it on here before but I do a bit of freelance work for "Sumaišyti Arbatos Puodelį" which is Lithuania's third biggest teaspoon periodical, and whilst I don't get out there as often as I would like I do enjoy my regular contact. (Obviously I don't speak Lithuanian but the team in Kaunas translate for me)
I thought I might give them a Quiz for the special December/Winter 2017 edition and now that the publishing embargo has passed I can share it with you all now, hopefully a bit more of a challenge for you given that it was written with the Baltic reader in mind. Ten questions, no prizes that I can give out as it is only open to LTU residents but fun nonetheless!
1. Which of the below spoons sold for the highest amount at the 2017 Vilnius Auction (in February, the October catalogue had not closed at time of going to press)
a) 1934 Spocken
b) 1998 Pristenglas
c) 1842 Umberelt
d) 2016 Spencer
2, Which of the following appeared on "Pinigai Mansardoje" in April and was briefly a popular teaspoon related meme:
a) Leja Openusza and her dog Vietoje - Vietoje was licking some pickled cabbage from the spoon and then vomited it up
b) Three Llamas on a farm in Utena, all carrying spoons in their mouths
c) De Grutt, informing a contestant that her favourite spoon was worth several hundred thousand Euros when she thought it was only worth about €75
d) The presenter being seen holding a left handed spoon in his right hand, and spilling tea on his white trousers.
3. Complete this famous phrase by American spoon enthusiast Houston Q. Glickenstein: "To stir with a Pristenglas, compared to a Krupp, is the same as to spend the night with (blank) instead of (blank)
a) Scarlett Johannson / Mila Kunis
b) Hulk Hogan / Donald Trump
c) A screaming toddler in the next room / the softest pillow you've ever encountered
d) Great company / great food.
4. The rules have changed at the Frankfurt Open for 2018 - how many stirs must one now complete to progress to the Quarter Finals?
a) 126
b) 226
c) 326
d) 426
5. Which of these qualities was Adomas Kountien said to be master of in the spoon construction world?
a) return angle
b) scoop density
c) flange offset
d) volume return
6. If you laid every tea spoon that was said to have belonged to Eric Umberelt at the time of his death, end to end, approximately how long a line of spoons would you have?
a) 250 metres
b) 500 metres
c) 750 metres
d) 1,000 metres.
7. Which of these is NOT found in Krupp teaspoons manufactured after 1972, and why?
a) Nickel - because the closure of the nickel mine would have led to an unreliable and unaffordable supply.
b) Titanium - because H. Krupp was found to be removing all of the titanium from the production line and selling it on the black market, thus losing Krupp their import licence
c) Nickel - because of an accidental discovery by a line worker who added copper to the foundry and found that the resulting alloy was more than twice as efficient at stirring than before
d) Copper - because someone removed it by accident and found that replacing it with nickel resulted in a more efficient plunge.
8. In which hand did Tomas Minusz hold his 22/17 teaspoon when he stirred live on air during the Singing Revolution in 1990?
a) Left
b) Right
c) Neither - it was his brother, Andreus who was filmed on air, with Tomas only being seen from behind, pouring the tea
d) Nobody knows - it was only broadcast via radio and he died without ever passing on that information
9. Which of these famous Lithuanians has appeared on the cover of our magazine the most time?
a) Žydrūnas Savickas
b) Jonas Mekas
c) Vytautas Miškinis
d) Rūta Meilutytė
10. How many teaspoons were used by this magazine to recreate the Iron Throne in our "Make It at Home with old Spoons" feature?
a) 25
b) 20
c) 30
d) 52
And for the final tie breaker, complete the following sentence in whatever manner you see most appropriate, the judges will decide on their favouriite from all of the entries to the above to score 10 points to decide the winner:
"The thing I am most looking forward to doing with my favourite teaspoon in 2018 is....."
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