Archive for the ‘Lazy Susan’ Tag
I keep changing it up. Different woods result in different colors, different combinations … different.
There’s a finite number of woods, of course, and many woods are relatively poor choices for cutting boards. However, they can be excellent choices for decorative pieces like cheese boards, bowls, or … well, I’ll figure out the other options as I go.
In this collection, you’ll see some of my old favorites like Black Walnut, Cherry and Yellowheart. There’s some rarer choices, too, like Hickory, Goncalo Alves and Honey Locust.
Want to talk boards? Come see me Thursday night at the Valencia Town Center Farmer’s Market, 4-8pm. And this weekend, you can see the whole Mrs. M’s Handmade crew at the Quartz Hill Almond Blossom Festival, 10a – 5p, Saturday & Sunday.
Hope to see you soon!
Small Board # 15 – 030. 7″ x 12″ x 1-1/2″. Hard Maple, Goncalo Alves (AKA Tiger Wood) and Walnut.
Cheese Board # 15 – 014. 8″ x 11″ x 1″. Black Walnut, Honey Locust & Hard Maple.
Cheese Board # 15 – 015. 8″ x 10″ x 1″. Hickory, Honey Locust, Black Walnut and Cherry.
Cutting Board # 15 – 022. 12″ x 16″ x 1-1/4″. Black Walnut, Hard Maple and Padauk.
Lazy Susan 15 – 09. 17″ diameter. Cherry, Black Walnut and Hard Maple.
Cheese Board # 15 – 016. Hickory, Cherry, Black Walnut, Padauk and Cherry. 8″ x 11″.
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As I work my way towards an inventory of 150 pieces … I returned to Lazy Susans. Here are 8.
Each piece is between 15 – 17″ in diameter, and approximately 1″ thick.
I’ll have them stacked up on the back table so you can spin each of them individually. Give’em a whirl. I know I will!
Cherry and Black Walnut Lazy Susan.
Red Oak Lazy Susan.
Hard Maple Lazy Susan.
Cherry Lazy Susan.
Cherry and Purpleheart Lazy Susan.
Hard Maple, Black Walnut and Yellowheart Lazy Susan.
Lazy Susan # 15 – 03. Hickory. 16″ round.
Hard Maple, Walnut and African Teak Lazy Susan.
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The Cleverest Waitress In The World
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George III mahogany Lazy Susan, circa 1780, sold for about $3,900 by Christie’s in London in 2010. Photo credit: Christies.
We don’t know. We just don’t know.
The origin of the term “Lazy Susan” was probably in the 20th century … it was used to promote Ovington’s $8.50 mahogany “Revolving Server or Lazy Susan” in a 1917 Vanity Fair ad. That ad also stated that the device was “the cleverest waitress in the world.”
That points to the probable origin of the device, which was first observed in Europe in the 17th century … probably as a replacement for servants. That same ad says the price of $8.50 is “an impossibly low wage for a good servant.”
Some people have tried to say Thomas Jefferson invented them … but that isn’t true. He did not use them at Monticello. These revolving devices were certainly used in the 1700s in Europe and the US, but they were called “dumb waiters.”
A dumb waiter because they could not speak?
A lazy Susan because servants were generically known as “Susan?”
No clue.
What I do know is that I had 3 orders to make them for Christmas presents, and those were delivered today. No clue what the recipients will call them. All 5 are Black Walnut and about 15″ in diameter.
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WorldWideWords: Lazy Susan
Wikipedia: Lazy Susan
LA Times: Who Was Susan And Was She Truly Lazy?
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