Baked Maple Owl

This 13-inch baked maple cooking spoon is designed to bring a little more character to an everyday kitchen tool—comfortable in the hand, versatile at the stove, and detailed enough to feel truly special.

Its 2-1/2-inch bowl is generously sized for stirring soups and sauces, sautéing vegetables, folding ingredients together, or serving straight from the pot. Baking transforms the naturally pale maple into a warmer, richer golden-brown and helps bring out the grain and subtle variation throughout the wood.

The handle is what really sets this piece apart. An intricate basketweave kolrosing pattern runs along nearly its entire length, with each line cut by hand into the wood. At the center, a small owl sits within a circular break in the pattern—a quiet, slightly unexpected detail surrounded by the woven design.

The combination of the warm baked maple, dense hand-cut pattern, and small owl makes this one of those spoons that rewards a closer look. Useful enough for everyday cooking and detailed enough to leave out on the counter, it is a functional kitchen tool made one at a time by hand.

Premium Details

• Species: Maple

• Source: Locally salvaged New England hardwood

• Finish: Baked, hand-carved, burnished smooth, and finished with food-safe oil

• Decoration: Hand-cut basketweave kolrosing with owl detail

• Shape: Generous cooking bowl with a long, gently tapered handle

• Dimensions: 13" long, 2-1/2" wide bowl

• Use: Everyday stirring, sautéing, mixing, and serving

• Care: Hand-wash only; re-oil periodically with spoon butter