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Never lacquered, never glued up.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-chip\"\u003eWorkshop closes November 30 · while stock lasts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-hand\"\u003e“Every one of these was a tree headed for a burn pile.” — Orrin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-num\"\u003e40\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“Forty years I have been making these for other people’s tables. This Thanksgiving I would like to sit at one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-by\"\u003e— Orrin Lindquist, 68, Kane, Pennsylvania\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, Bass 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 gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eFive animals, five stories\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-lead\"\u003eOrrin carves the same five animals he has carved for forty years. Every one of them is something off the ridge above Kane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-shape\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-size\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sz\"\u003e11.5 × 8.1 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29 × 21 cm\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 1988, for his mother. His father kept two shaggy Highland cows behind the barn. Six compartments, the most room of all five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: cheese boards, holiday 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\"\u003e11 × 11 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 × 28 cm\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 pair of bald eagles that have nested above the Kinzua for as long as he can remember. Wings spread, feathers cut one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: game day, a statement 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\"\u003e11 × 7.5 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 × 19 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-sbody\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sn\"\u003eBass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sx\"\u003eFor the creek at the bottom of the woodlot. A wide, smooth body with three deep compartments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: fruit, after-school snacks, 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\"\u003e11 × 5.1 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 × 13 cm\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 creek. Narrow enough to sit between the plates on a full table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: olives, pickles, a dresser 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\"\u003e8.7 × 8.7 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 × 22 cm\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 Moose, who slept under his bench for eleven years. The smallest of the five, and the one grandkids fight over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-best\"\u003eBest for: kids’ 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 black cherry that came down on its own in McKean County: storms, ice, lightning, 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 mold.\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\"\u003eCherry deepens from warm amber to rich red-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 color, 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\"\u003eOrrin’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\"\u003eOrrin’s tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eBlack 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.\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: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-vgood\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vl\"\u003eOrrin’s tray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-vt\"\u003eOne solid block of black cherry. 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 cherry for a living\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-by\"\u003e— Dale Hostetler, hardwood log grader, Warren County, PA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"olp-sh\"\u003eFrom a burn pile 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 woodlot south of Kane, in the heart of Pennsylvania’s black cherry country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003eMay 31, 1985\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eA tornado comes across the ridge. The mills take the straight logs; everything twisted or split goes on burn piles all winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003eSpring 1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eOrrin, 27, pulls one cherry trunk off a pile 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\"\u003e1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eThe first tray, a Highland cow for his mother. It is still on her counter in Warren, 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 state takes the woodlot for a highway bypass. A log broker gets the timber rights and asks $1,800 for a single split log.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"olp-ti\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-ty\"\u003eNovember 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-tt\"\u003eThe 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.\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\u003eThanksgiving table\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas cheese board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGame day snacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandkids’ snack tray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHousewarming gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMother’s Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDresser catch-all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFarmhouse 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\u003eTip it toward 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 around 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 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-by\"\u003eOrrin Lindquist · at the bench in Kane\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 black cherry, 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\u003eShips within 1–2 business days, free across the U.S.\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 color, 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 color 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\u003eOrrin Lindquist, Kane, Pennsylvania\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eWood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorm-felled black cherry\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. 11.5 × 8.1 in (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. 11 × 11 in (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. 11 × 5.1 in (28 × 13 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"olp-k\"\u003eBass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 11 × 7.5 in (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. 8.7 × 8.7 in (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\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShips within 1–2 business days, free U.S. shipping\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\"\u003eO.L.\u003cbr\u003eKane\u003cbr\u003ePA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sig\"\u003eOrrin Lindquist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"olp-sub\"\u003eCarved by hand since 1986 · McKean County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CedarAndTin Co.","offers":[{"title":"Highland Cow","offer_id":53470923129099,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Eagle","offer_id":53470923161867,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Trout","offer_id":53470923194635,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bass","offer_id":53470923227403,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bulldog","offer_id":53470923260171,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/hf_20261022_105848_29413e3a-9b58-4ba6-9ab6-c71a2539e7eb.png?v=1792667127","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/orrins-hand-carved-serving-tray","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}