When a Large Wooden Bowl Makes Sense
When a Large Wooden Bowl Makes Sense (and How People Actually Use It) A large wooden bowl isn’t something you reach for without thinking. It comes out when the table starts to fill up. When one dish needs to serve more than a couple of people. When the bowl itself becomes part of what people […]
6 Ways a Small Wooden Bowl Fits Into Everyday Life
A small wooden bowl doesn’t take up much space. That is part of its appeal. It can sit on a table without crowding plates. It can live on a narrow shelf by the door. It can share a corner of the counter beside a cutting board and a knife. In our collection, a small bowl […]
From Fallen Trees to the Table
How We Think About Wood After a storm in Western Massachusetts, the woods look different. Branches that held their ground for years are suddenly leaning against each other. A tree that always stood in the same spot lies on its side with its roots open to the air. You see rings you’ve never seen before. […]
How We Use Wooden Salad Bowls All Year
From Winter Comfort to Spring Greens By late February, our salad bowls have already done a lot of work. They’ve held big winter salads next to pots of soup. They’ve been carried to the table with roasted vegetables piled high. They’ve dried upside‑down on a towel while snow slid off the roof outside. We don’t […]
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. […]