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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2661002, member: 8267"]I imagine these could be made by any competent wood turner, and would therefore be quite variable. </p><p><br /></p><p>"The earliest mashers were handmade from a single piece of wood. They resemble a club with a flat end. Crafted by hand in various sizes, some have more intricate knobs and turns. Later, these wooden specimens were machine-made.</p><p>Turned wooden potato mashers collectors come across today were most often made from hard maple and generally measure from 10 to 12 inches in length.</p><p>The majority of these wooden mashers, sometimes called beetles, can be found for $5 to $20, depending on the quality. But rare tiger maple mashers can cost upwards of $100."</p><p><a href="https://www.tctimes.com/smashing-spud-mashers-are-collectible-utensils/article_1f050307-dbfe-5e71-9b96-44c2c2d06e7c.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tctimes.com/smashing-spud-mashers-are-collectible-utensils/article_1f050307-dbfe-5e71-9b96-44c2c2d06e7c.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.tctimes.com/smashing-spud-mashers-are-collectible-utensils/article_1f050307-dbfe-5e71-9b96-44c2c2d06e7c.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2661002, member: 8267"]I imagine these could be made by any competent wood turner, and would therefore be quite variable. "The earliest mashers were handmade from a single piece of wood. They resemble a club with a flat end. Crafted by hand in various sizes, some have more intricate knobs and turns. Later, these wooden specimens were machine-made. Turned wooden potato mashers collectors come across today were most often made from hard maple and generally measure from 10 to 12 inches in length. The majority of these wooden mashers, sometimes called beetles, can be found for $5 to $20, depending on the quality. But rare tiger maple mashers can cost upwards of $100." [URL]https://www.tctimes.com/smashing-spud-mashers-are-collectible-utensils/article_1f050307-dbfe-5e71-9b96-44c2c2d06e7c.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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