Making Our Wood Salad Tossers
At our small workshop in western Massachusetts, we believe in sustainability and craftsmanship when it comes to all of our products. Our wood salad tossers are no exception. We use only locally sourced, upcycled wood to make our tossers, starting with rough turned bowls that are not suitable for a finished product. We turn them […]
Our Handmade Salad Bowl and Server Sets
Whether you’re seeking the perfect wedding gift or making an investment in your own kitchen, we offer a wide selection of handmade salad bowl and server sets to choose from. We make each set by hand in our Western MA workshops with sustainably, locally sourced wood and all natural, 100% food safe wood finishes. The […]
What is Ambrosia Maple Wood?
What is ambrosia maple? While the term might remind you of Greek mythology and the immortality-giving “nectar of the gods,” ambrosia wood has far humbler origins: a tiny beetle which burrows into wood, creating striking, unique patterns. Ambrosia maple is simply the wood harvested from maple trees affected by the ambrosia beetle in this way. […]
What is Spalted Maple?
We use spalted maple to create some of our most beautiful boards, bowls, and tossers. But what is spalted maple? Our one-of-a-kind spalted maple pieces are known for their gorgeous, meandering lines reminiscent of an antique map or a child’s drawing. Our customers often ask us how these patterns are formed in nature. In this […]
How Do We Make Such Large Wooden Bowls?
Looking for a large wooden bowl for your kitchen? The world’s largest wooden bowl was created by a team of woodworkers at a county fair in Hamburg, NY in 2018. At 15 feet in diameter, that bowl beat out a 13 foot diameter bowl made several years earlier in Austria for the world record. At […]
