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Finnish Hand Made Butter Knife, Birch Wood

Finnish Hand Made Butter Knife, Birch Wood
£6.50
Ex Tax: £5.42

A hand-shaped butter knife, cut from birch wood, a durable and hardwearing deciduous tree of the same family as Alder and Hornbeam. Handmade by the craftspeople of a Finnish visually impaired workers cooperative, whose long tradition of hand brush manufacture throughout the northern Europe has helped preserve skills which might otherwise long since have vanished. [⠓⠎ ⠑⠍ ⠓⠁]

Care Advice

Hand wash only. Dry immediately after washing. Wooden items should not be soaked. Treat with a food-safe mineral oil when necessary to to condition the wood and prevent warping and cracking.
  • Item Dimensions 60804
  • Materials Birchwood

A hand-shaped butter knife, cut from birch wood, a durable and hardwearing deciduous tree of the same family as Alder and Hornbeam. Handmade by the craftspeople of a Finnish visually impaired workers cooperative, whose long tradition of hand brush manufacture throughout the northern Europe has helped preserve skills which might otherwise long since have vanished. [⠓⠎ ⠑⠍ ⠓⠁]

Care Advice

Hand wash only. Dry immediately after washing. Wooden items should not be soaked. Treat with a food-safe mineral oil when necessary to to condition the wood and prevent warping and cracking.
  • Item Dimensions 60804
  • Materials Birchwood

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Further Reading

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A natural ox-horn paté or butter spreader of a type common before the advent of stainless steel as horn does not tarnish like silver or carbon ..
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Ex Tax:£10.42
Brand: Small items
A classically styled puukko —a kind of general purpose and carving knife from Finland. The archetypal ‘everyday’ knife it is typically used for everyt..
£56.00
Ex Tax:£46.67
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Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
An elegantly shaped butter knife made from beech wood, crafted in Indonesia. The wood is smooth and polished to create a slight shine, and the handle ..
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Brand: Small items
A sweet little hand-made, stainless steel butter knife with a hand-turned boxwood handle and decorative burned-wood details. Perfect for scooping and ..
£51.00
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