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Orrin's Hand-Carved Serving Tray
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Orrin's Hand-Carved Serving Tray
Kane, Pennsylvania · since 1986
Carved by hand from storm-felled black cherry. Never lacquered, never glued up.
Workshop closes November 30 · while stock lasts
“Every one of these was a tree headed for a burn pile.” — Orrin
40
years at the same bench
1 in 5
trays thrown out before shipping
0
living trees cut
“Forty years I have been making these for other people’s tables. This Thanksgiving I would like to sit at one.”
— Orrin Lindquist, 68, Kane, Pennsylvania
What arrives at your door
- One hand-carved serving tray in the shape you choose: Highland Cow, Eagle, Trout, Bass or Bulldog
- Already oiled with food-safe mineral oil, ready to use
- Wrapped and ready to give as a gift
Five animals, five stories
Orrin carves the same five animals he has carved for forty years. Every one of them is something off the ridge above Kane.
11.5 × 8.1 in
29 × 21 cm
Highland Cow
The first tray he ever made, in 1988, for his mother. His father kept two shaggy Highland cows behind the barn. Six compartments, the most room of all five.
Best for: cheese boards, holiday spreads
11 × 11 in
28 × 28 cm
Eagle
For the pair of bald eagles that have nested above the Kinzua for as long as he can remember. Wings spread, feathers cut one by one.
Best for: game day, a statement on the coffee table
11 × 7.5 in
28 × 19 cm
Bass
For the creek at the bottom of the woodlot. A wide, smooth body with three deep compartments.
Best for: fruit, after-school snacks, sides
11 × 5.1 in
28 × 13 cm
Trout
The slim one, also from the creek. Narrow enough to sit between the plates on a full table.
Best for: olives, pickles, a dresser catch-all
8.7 × 8.7 in
22 × 22 cm
Bulldog
For Moose, who slept under his bench for eleven years. The smallest of the five, and the one grandkids fight over.
Best for: kids’ snacks, keys and reading glasses
Why it is different
NO. 01
Rescued, not felled
Every tray comes from black cherry that came down on its own in McKean County: storms, ice, lightning, old age.
NO. 02
Carved, not pressed
Each compartment is cut out of the block by hand. Nothing glued on, nothing pressed out of a mold.
NO. 03
No lacquer to peel
Oiled, never sprayed. There is no shiny coat to go cloudy, lift and end up in your food.
NO. 04
Dried slowly, then rested
Months of air drying, a kiln, then rest again before the first cut. That is what keeps cracks out of the compartments.
NO. 05
Darkens with the years
Cherry deepens from warm amber to rich red-brown in its first year in the light.
NO. 06
No two alike
Every tray comes from a different trunk, so color, weight and grain vary. Yours is the only one.
Why most wooden serving trays don’t last
01 · The lacquer
The usual tray
A 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.
Orrin’s tray
Oiled, never sprayed. There is no coat on it, so there is nothing to cloud over, peel or end up on your cheese.
02 · Wood dried too fast
The usual tray
Looks perfect the day it arrives. A few weeks later a hairline crack runs straight across a compartment, for no reason you can see.
Orrin’s tray
Black cherry 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.
03 · The plastic platter
The usual tray
Hot, sour food on melamine: wings, meatballs, warm dips, tomato sauce. In a 2013 study, people passed about six times as much melamine after hot soup from melamine bowls as from ceramic ones.
Orrin’s tray
One solid block of black cherry. Nothing plastic, nothing glued, nothing printed. Wood gives up nothing you would mind eating.
From someone who grades cherry for a living
“Storm-damaged cherry is cracked, twisted and full of tension. Mills won’t touch it, and most of it gets chipped or burned. 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 anymore.”
— Dale Hostetler, hardwood log grader, Warren County, PA
From a burn pile to your table
1931
His grandfather buys the woodlot south of Kane, in the heart of Pennsylvania’s black cherry country.
May 31, 1985
A tornado comes across the ridge. The mills take the straight logs; everything twisted or split goes on burn piles all winter.
Spring 1986
Orrin, 27, pulls one cherry trunk off a pile and takes it home on a borrowed trailer.
1988
The first tray, a Highland cow for his mother. It is still on her counter in Warren, used every day.
Last year
The state takes the woodlot for a highway bypass. A log broker gets the timber rights and asks $1,800 for a single split log.
November 30
The last wood in the barn is the last he will ever get. The shop closes; what is left ships from his niece Britta’s house until the shelf is empty.
Perfect for
Things you can check yourself
- Run a thumb inside a compartment. You will feel faint, smooth ripples where the gouge went. A machine-cut tray is router-flat.
- Turn it over. No glue line, no joints, no stamped logo. One block of wood, edge to edge.
- Tip it toward the window. A soft satin glow, not a plastic shine. That is oil in the wood, not a coat on top of it.
- Follow the grain. It bends around the head and the legs, because each animal was laid out on the trunk before the first cut.
“I’ll tell you plainly: this is a serving tray, not a cutting 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.”
Orrin Lindquist · at the bench in Kane
Before you order
- Solid black cherry, carved by hand
- Food-safe mineral oil finish, no lacquer, no plastic
- Five shapes, each one a different trunk
- Ships within 1–2 business days, free across the U.S.
- 90 days to send it back, for any reason or none
90 days, no questions
Fill it, serve on it, put it in front of the whole family. If it is not right, the size, the color, the grain or no reason at all, send it back within 90 days for your money back. No restocking fee.
Care: 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.
Good to know: Every tray is cut from a different trunk, so color and grain vary from the photos. Small knots and dark streaks are part of the wood, not flaws.
Details
| Maker | Orrin Lindquist, Kane, Pennsylvania |
| Wood | Storm-felled black cherry |
| Finish | Food-safe mineral oil |
| Highland Cow | approx. 11.5 × 8.1 in (29.3 × 20.5 cm) |
| Eagle | approx. 11 × 11 in (28 × 28 cm) |
| Trout | approx. 11 × 5.1 in (28 × 13 cm) |
| Bass | approx. 11 × 7.5 in (28 × 19 cm) |
| Bulldog | approx. 8.7 × 8.7 in (22 × 22 cm) |
| Care | Hand wash only, oil monthly |
| Shipping | Ships within 1–2 business days, free U.S. shipping |
| Returns | 90 days, for any reason |
O.L.
Kane
PA
Orrin Lindquist
Carved by hand since 1986 · McKean County, Pennsylvania
The Final Sale
The Final Sale
A note from the barn in Kane:
Orrin Lindquist has carved serving trays from storm-felled black cherry in a pole barn outside Kane, Pennsylvania since 1986. Last year the state took his family’s woodlot for a highway bypass, and the timber rights went to a log broker who now sells every downed cherry for veneer prices. The wood drying in his barn is the last he will ever get, and his hands are telling him it is time. Orrin closes the shop on November 30. Whatever is left after that ships from his niece Britta’s house until the shelf is empty.
When they’re gone, they’re gone.
Shipping with UPS / USPS
Shipping with UPS / USPS
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- Ships within 1–2 business days
- Delivery time: 7–14 business days
- Insured: Every package is fully insured
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here's how to reach us.
Got a question? Here's how to reach us.
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Email: info@cedarandtinco.com
Can I return my order if I don't like it?
Can I return my order if I don't like it?
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How are your products made?
How are your products made?
Every single product on Cedar & Tin is 100% handmade — crafted by hand, using only premium quality materials. We're proud to carry on a tradition of craftsmanship that has been passed down through generations.