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}\n.olp .olp-hero h2.olp-h { font-size: 22px !important; }\n.olp .olp-stats { gap: 6px !important; }\n.olp .olp-stat p.olp-num { font-size: 21px !important; }\n.olp .olp-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n}\n\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-kicker\"\u003eThe Weald, Kent · since 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"olp-h\"\u003eCarved by hand from storm-felled English elm. Never lacquered, never glued up.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-chip\"\u003eWorkshop closes 30 November · while stock lasts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-hand\"\u003e“Every one of these was a tree headed for a burn pile.” — Lionel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-num\"\u003e38\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-lab\"\u003eyears at the same bench\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-num\"\u003e1 in 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-lab\"\u003etrays thrown out before shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-num\"\u003e0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-lab\"\u003eliving trees cut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Nearly forty years I’ve been making these for other people’s tables. This Christmas I’d like to sit at one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-by\"\u003e— Lionel Hatcher, 68, near Sevenoaks, Kent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"olp-box\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne hand-carved serving tray in the shape you choose: Highland Cow, Eagle, Trout, Carp or Bulldog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlready oiled with food-safe mineral oil, ready to use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrapped and ready to give as a present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eFive animals, five stories\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-lead\"\u003eLionel carves the same five animals he has carved for nearly forty years. Every one of them is something from that patch of Kent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-shape\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sz\"\u003e29 × 21 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-sbody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sn\"\u003eHighland Cow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sx\"\u003eThe first tray he ever made, in 1990, for his mum. The farm next door kept a pair of shaggy Highland cows on the meadow. Six compartments, the most room of all five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: cheeseboards, Christmas spreads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-shape\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sz\"\u003e28 × 28 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-sbody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sn\"\u003eEagle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sx\"\u003eFor the white-tailed eagles that have come back to the south coast, and that he still drives down to look for. Wings spread, feathers cut one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: the football, a centrepiece on the coffee table\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-shape\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sz\"\u003e28 × 19 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-sbody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sn\"\u003eCarp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sx\"\u003eFor the pond at the bottom of the wood. A wide, smooth body with deep compartments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: fruit, the grandchildren’s tea, sides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-shape\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sz\"\u003e28 × 13 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-sbody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sn\"\u003eTrout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sx\"\u003eThe slim one, also from the pond. Narrow enough to sit between the plates on a full table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: olives, pickled onions, a chest-of-drawers catch-all\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-shape\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sz\"\u003e22 × 22 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-sbody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sn\"\u003eBulldog\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sx\"\u003eFor Bramble, who slept under his bench for eleven years. The smallest of the five, and the one the grandchildren squabble over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: children’s snacks, keys and reading glasses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eWhy it is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-no\"\u003eNO. 01\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ct\"\u003eRescued, not felled\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-cx\"\u003eEvery tray comes from English elm that came down on its own in the Kentish Weald: storms, disease, old age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-no\"\u003eNO. 02\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ct\"\u003eCarved, not pressed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-cx\"\u003eEach compartment is cut out of the block by hand. Nothing glued on, nothing pressed out of a mould.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-no\"\u003eNO. 03\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ct\"\u003eNo lacquer to peel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-cx\"\u003eOiled, never sprayed. There is no shiny coat to go cloudy, lift and end up in your food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-no\"\u003eNO. 04\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ct\"\u003eDried slowly, then rested\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-cx\"\u003eMonths of air drying, a kiln, then rest again before the first cut. That is what keeps cracks out of the compartments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-no\"\u003eNO. 05\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ct\"\u003eDarkens with the years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-cx\"\u003eElm mellows from warm honey to a rich, dark brown in its first year in the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-no\"\u003eNO. 06\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ct\"\u003eNo two alike\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-cx\"\u003eEvery tray comes from a different trunk, so colour, weight and grain vary. Yours is the only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eWhy most wooden serving trays don’t last\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vs\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vh\"\u003e01 · The lacquer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vbad\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eThe usual tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eA sprayed-on shine that looks rich in a photo. Olive oil, lemon, a warm dish and a few trips to the sink, and it goes milky, lifts at the edges and flakes into the food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vgood\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eLionel’s tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eOiled, never sprayed. There is no coat on it, so there is nothing to cloud over, peel or end up on your cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vs\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vh\"\u003e02 · Wood dried too fast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vbad\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eThe usual tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eLooks perfect the day it arrives. A few weeks later a hairline crack runs straight across a compartment, for no reason you can see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vgood\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eLionel’s tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eEnglish elm air-dried for months, finished in a small kiln, then rested again before the first cut. One tray in five is thrown out along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vs\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vh\"\u003e03 · The plastic platter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vbad\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eThe usual tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eHot, sour food on melamine: sausage rolls, chipolatas, warm dips, chutney. In a 2013 study, people passed about six times as much melamine after hot soup from melamine bowls as from ceramic ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vgood\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eLionel’s tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eOne solid block of English elm. Nothing plastic, nothing glued, nothing printed. Wood gives up nothing you would mind eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eFrom someone who grades timber for a living\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Storm-damaged elm is cracked, twisted and full of tension. Sawmills won’t touch it, and most of it gets chipped or burnt. Getting a sound serving tray out of a log like that means drying it slow and throwing a lot away. That is the part nobody does any more.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-by\"\u003e— Clive Dunmore, timber grader, East Sussex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eFrom a bonfire to your table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-time\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003e1931\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eHis grandfather buys the wood south of Sevenoaks, in the Kentish Weald.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003e16 October 1987\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eThe Great Storm flattens half the wood in a single night. The timber merchants take the straight butts; everything twisted or split is burnt all winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003eSpring 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eLionel, 29, pulls one elm trunk off a bonfire and takes it home on a borrowed trailer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003e1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eThe first tray, a Highland cow for his mum. It is still on her dresser in Tonbridge, used every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003eLast year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eThe council serves a compulsory purchase order on the wood for a relief road. A timber broker gets the rights and asks £900 for a single split log.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003e30 November\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eThe last elm in the barn is the last he will ever get. The workshop closes; what is left is posted from his niece Kirsty’s house until the shelf is empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eChristmas cheeseboard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunday lunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFootball on the telly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandchildren’s tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHousewarming present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMother’s Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChest-of-drawers catch-all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCottage kitchens\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eThings you can check yourself\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col class=\"olp-ol\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRun a thumb inside a compartment.\u003c\/strong\u003e You will feel faint, smooth ripples where the gouge went. A machine-cut tray is router-flat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTurn it over.\u003c\/strong\u003e No glue line, no joints, no stamped logo. One block of wood, edge to edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTilt it towards the window.\u003c\/strong\u003e A soft satin glow, not a plastic shine. That is oil in the wood, not a coat on top of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFollow the grain.\u003c\/strong\u003e It bends round the head and the legs, because each animal was laid out on the trunk before the first cut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-straight\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’ll be honest with you: this is a serving tray, not a chopping board. Keep the knife on a board and the tray on the table, and it’ll be on that table long after I’m gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-by\"\u003eLionel Hatcher · at the bench near Sevenoaks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"olp-check\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid English elm, carved by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood-safe mineral oil finish, no lacquer, no plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive shapes, each one a different trunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatched within 1–2 working days, free UK delivery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90 days to send it back, for any reason or none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-guar\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-gh\"\u003e90 days, no questions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill it, serve on it, put it in front of the whole family. If it is not right, the size, the colour, the grain or no reason at all, send it back within 90 days for your money back. No restocking fee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand wash with warm water and a little soap, dry right away. No dishwasher, no soaking. Rub in a few drops of food-safe mineral oil once a month and it will outlast you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood to know:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every tray is cut from a different trunk, so colour and grain vary from the photos. Small knots and dark streaks are part of the wood, not flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"olp-tbl\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eMaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLionel Hatcher, near Sevenoaks, Kent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eWood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorm-felled English elm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFood-safe mineral oil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eHighland Cow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 29.3 × 20.5 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eEagle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 28 × 28 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eTrout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 28 × 13 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eCarp\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 28 × 19 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eBulldog\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 22 × 22 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand wash only, oil monthly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eDelivery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDispatched within 1–2 working days, free UK delivery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eReturns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 days, for any reason\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stamp\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-seal\"\u003eL.H.\u003cbr\u003eKent\u003cbr\u003e1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sig\"\u003eLionel Hatcher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sub\"\u003eCarved by hand since 1988 · the Weald, Kent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CedarAndTin Co.","offers":[{"title":"Highland Cow","offer_id":53470962876683,"sku":null,"price":63.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Eagle","offer_id":53470962909451,"sku":null,"price":63.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Trout","offer_id":53470962942219,"sku":null,"price":63.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Carp","offer_id":53470962974987,"sku":null,"price":63.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bulldog","offer_id":53470963007755,"sku":null,"price":63.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/hf_20261022_112052_b0737bee-1d63-4593-b41c-9d83f661f5ef.png?v=1792668149","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/lionels-hand-carved-serving-tray","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}