Maple Serving Spoon — Woven Kolrosing

This spoon begins with geometry.

The handle is covered in overlapping circles, laid out on a hexagonal grid that runs its full length. Each circle is simple on its own, but where they intersect the pattern begins to behave differently — less like carving and more like weaving. A dense structure of lines that only really reveals itself when you slow down and follow it.

Getting there starts long before the knife. The grid has to be laid out carefully so every circle lands where it should. Only then do the cuts begin.

Once the carving is finished, the lines are filled with cinnamon before the spoon is oiled. Against maple — pale, tight-grained, almost white — the contrast appears immediately. Kolrosing is one of the oldest decorative techniques in Nordic woodworking, and after doing it this way it's easy to understand why it has survived for centuries.

The wood is locally sourced New England maple, salvaged from storm-fallen trees. The bowl shows the quiet, silky figure that makes maple such a pleasure to carve.

This is a spoon you’ll reach for while cooking — and then notice again when you set it down.

Premium Details

• Species: Maple

• Source: Storm-fallen New England hardwood, locally salvaged

• Finish: Hand-carved, burnished smooth, finished with food-safe oil

• Decoration: Full-handle kolrosing — overlapping circle / woven pattern, filled with cinnamon

• Dimensions: 13" long, 2½" bowl

• Series: Premium

• Use: Everyday cooking, stirring, folding, and serving

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