Another simple turning job, potato masher.

[tombear]

This is more of a practice piece as the photos of the one in a local museum I want to copy are trapped on the wife's phone.

Green sycamore, near 3 inch diameter, 9 inch length. The base is slightly domed.

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Tom

 

[Goatboy]

Thats really nice Tom, a really solid looking dod of wood and well turned. You've done a lovely job. Looks a bit like a masons hammer.
What are they like to use? Only ever used something with a narrower section for making chappit tatties.

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[tombear]

Cheers! Ill tell you in a couple of days when the walnut oil has cured! They were pretty much universal until cheap stamped steel mashers came into use. If you google Wooden Potato mashers in images you'll get tons of regional variations.

As a bit of siilyness I've quickly turned another Potato masher....

im trying the cooking cold pressed linseed oil on this one for a change.

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Tom

 

[Goatboy]

I'm sure the German members will love that one. Excellent for tatties and trench clearing! LOL.

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[richardhomer]

Love it.
Think I may want one of those!

Great work!

 

[tombear]

Cheers!

just got a pic off the wife's phone of the one in The Weavers Cottage Museum in Rawtenstall,

Much slimmer and delicate than my first one, you can't see a big crack in the base.

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Tom

 

[Goatboy]

That museum one minds me of the shortbread stamps my Great Aunt used. Never known a better baker.
A spinster and brilliant cook, even if you popped in un expected within no time at all there'd be a mound of freshly made scones and drop-scones filling the table with bowls of her raspberry jam.
Will have to dig out her shortbread recipe now after seeing that - though I can never make it like she could.

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[tombear]

They are very similar until you look at the bases. I also think the short bread stamps were made of a wood that carves better than sycamore, something like lime or best of all, box.

Heres my attempt, a bit chunkier than the original but I can live with it!

Oiled it with walnut.

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Tom

 

[tombear]

And to get my hand in after a few weeks off the lathe another potato masher, a bit shorter and sturdier than the last.

Now soaking in a jar of walnut oil.

Next I think a oat rolling pin based on ones in some food history books I have.

Off the top of your heads does anyone know the optimum width and separation of the "teeth" on one?

http://www.theantiquekitchen.co.uk/lovely-welsh-victorian-elm-treen-oat-rolling-pin#.VdYZz3y9KK0

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Tom

 

[humdrum_hostage]

Good job Tom, they all look good in their own individual way. I think the first one actually looks the best.

Have you used one yet? I'm interested to hear how good they are compared to modern ones.

I have always liked to have a go at turning.

 

[richardhomer]

I love these mashers.

As for the rolling pin's. Are there any Museums local to you that have one you could take measure of ? Or maybe they could do it for you ? Other than that you could send some emails off to try and get the sizes you need.

 

[richardhomer]

These people might be of use to you tom.

Link...http://www.collectorsweekly.com/kitchen/rolling-pins

 

[tombear]

Cheers!

The bizarre thing, and to look at me you'd know that I'm a big mash eater, that since I've been making these I've not actually done mash at home! I don't know if its because its been the summer but I've been off the stodge.

Oh well I'll just have to schedule a meal with it in!

'still got to make some biscuits to try out the pricker thing as well.

The only bit I've made that gets used everyday is the short handled ladle/dipper I have hung next to the sink in the shed, i really need to get the other stuff into service.

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Tom

 

[Goatboy]

Cheers!

The bizarre thing, and to look at me you'd know that I'm a big mash eater, that since I've been making these I've not actually done mash at home! I don't know if its because its been the summer but I've been off the stodge.

Oh well I'll just have to schedule a meal with it in!

'still got to make some biscuits to try out the pricker thing as well.

The only bit I've made that gets used everyday is the short handled ladle/dipper I have hung next to the sink in the shed, i really need to get the other stuff into service.

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Tom

Dr Goat demands that you fullfill a prescription for chappit tatties, snorkers and some onion gravy. You've been seriously putting yourself at risk from refraining.

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[richardhomer]

Dr Goat demands that you fullfill a prescription for chappit tatties, snorkers and some onion gravy. You've been seriously putting yourself at risk from refraining.

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I love onion gravy ! But I'm sorry to say that I'm the only on in my house that dose!
We also don't eat much mash either. Which is strange as we do like it and we have two seven year old girl twins that love their school mash.

 

[Goatboy]

I love onion gravy ! But I'm sorry to say that I'm the only on in my house that dose!
We also don't eat much mash either. Which is strange as we do like it and we have two seven year old girl twins that love their school mash.

Something that appeals to the romantic in my soul was the description on sausage and mash in a R4 program about children themed eateries in 50's London. All the food had imaginative names and the sausage and mash was called "Zeppelins in the clouds".
Cool name.

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[tombear]

Now I'm just hungry! Laying here knackered after a full day out with three hooligans in tow arranging the A Level courses/ new school for one and new uniforms for the others as their school decided to change from maroon to black. Ok that's not much but the tooing and froing ( no idea how you spell that ) and the umpteen charity shops between meant we left at 8.30 and got back at 5.30, only time sat was on buses.

We could really do with a plate of pork and apple bangers and buttery mashed Estimas with onion gravy that's had a tin of stewing steak broken up into it putting in front of us....

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tom

 

[richardhomer]

Now I'm just hungry! Laying here knackered after a full day out with three hooligans in tow arranging the A Level courses/ new school for one and new uniforms for the others as their school decided to change from maroon to black. Ok that's not much but the tooing and froing ( no idea how you spell that ) and the umpteen charity shops between meant we left at 8.30 and got back at 5.30, only time sat was on buses.

We could really do with a plate of pork and apple bangers and buttery mashed Estimas with onion gravy that's had a tin of stewing steak broken up into it putting in front of us....

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tom

Iv had day's like that Tom. And when you get in and sit down all you want is some nice comfort food! Winter is the worse, After being out in the cold you get home its dark and cold outside. I really enjoyed them Nigel salters simple suppers, Good show that was with some good recipe ideas. I'm a bit of a cook myself. Not in a working way. But at home, I do most of the cooking in our house. That's why these kitchen item that you have made have appeal to me.

 

[Harvestman]

There is some great work on here. I don't know how I missed it. Might have to have a go at one of these myself.

 

[Dreadhead]

lovely work, there is a lot of joy to be had from turning wood