Spoon Care and Maintenance
Your handmade wooden spoon is sanded to a smooth surface and sealed with food-safe *Tried and True oil to seal the wood. Make sure to leave yours out of standing water, and don’t use the dishwasher for cleaning. We hope you will enjoy using and cooking with your spoons daily. The more they are used, the wood will acquire its unique character. Some woods, like cherry, will get darker over time with exposure. You can give your dry spoons a light sanding from time to time with 400 fine grit sandpaper, apply a light coat of oil, let dry, and polish with a soft cloth. *Danish oil is also linseed oil. It is food and environmentally safe.

Cherry: Richly-grained honey-colored wood. Cherry usually deepens over time, creating a richer hue. Some darker sap lines may be visible.

Walnut: Chocolate-colored wood. Some grain can be visible. Walnut wood can be light or dark.

Ambrosia Maple: Grain patterns in wood caused by abnormal growing conditions, also called figured maple, allow for contrasting shades of light and dark. "The streaked wood offers a unique and charming appearance that captures the essence of nature at work. Surprisingly, the wood is just regular maple that's been visited by certain beetles who left holes that allowed a fungus to discolor the wood. Don't worry -- kiln drying evicted all bugs from the wood."

Birch: Light to reddish-brown, wavy /curly grain

We sometimes fill custom spoon orders. We can also make a spoon longer or shorter if needed. We have made copies of a treasured or favorite spoon you have that may have broken or is too worn to continue using. Get in touch!

Contact us about wholesale order inquiries! Our spoons are currently available at Blockhouse Shop in Waitsfield and Killeen Crossroads Farm and Flowers in Shelburne.

Our packaging is eco-friendly, reusable, and recyclable. It looks great too! Reusable and recyclable white cardboard box, natural paper shred, acid-free natural tissue, hang tag on the spoon with linen twine, water-based custom paper tape with Vermont Spoon logo.

We offer free gift messages from Etsy that can be printed. Please add this to
your order.

Inquire about custom gift wrap and hand written messages.