When cutting into soft or delicate foods or scooping from the bottom of a dish, its thin profile truly shines. Despite its slenderness, it’s remarkably easy to hold and excels in usability.
Though small in size, this piece fully showcases the unique properties of hard maple. Without the strong, flexible fibers and crisp edges of this wood, such a design would not be possible. Its thinness rivals that of metal spoons, yet it offers the lightness, flexibility, and low thermal conductivity that only wood can provide. It’s a spoon that makes you marvel at what wood can do.
Click here for a variation with a different scoop size. (Note: In some cases, the “small” version may have a longer overall length than the “large.”)
From the Artisan
In 2013, a request came from Gion Matayoshi in Kyoto: "Could you make a spoon that’s light and thin? We’d like to use it for the final course."
It’s a piece whose true value is revealed through use.
