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Serving board fluke

Nature
Manufactum
Serving board fluke
Nature
    78,90 €all prices incl. VAT., excl. shipping costs
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    The shape of nature

    Its name says it all, because our "Fluke" serving board is shaped like a tail fin. The cabinetmaker Konrad Horsch makes it exclusively for us from solid oak wood. The design is based on our own design, the wood comes from forests in the Sauerland region: that's how regonality works. If you take a closer look, you will recognize the origin of the wood by the fine, hole-like feeding marks of the millimeter worm, which has eagerly bored its way through the tree trunks. We did not want to remove these feeding marks or have the wood sorted out completely, as the quality and durability of the end product are not affected. However, the millimeter worm is a reminder that our forests are not immune to the consequences of climate change. Drought damage, for example, means that even the strongest oak becomes vulnerable and less stable and resistant.

    But Konrad Horsch wouldn't be Konrad Horsch if he didn't get the best out of what is supposed to be waste wood. He produces our Fluke serving board in two versions: Natural oak and - with a natural brown, warm shade - steamed oak. Because it is steamed, the dark wood retains its character even when subjected to wear and tear, and cutting marks will not be visible on it even in the long term. The sawn, smoothly sanded board with handle and neatly rounded edges becomes even more velvety with a surface treatment with wood butter, which you can (and should) easily repeat at home from time to time. Prepared in this way, the oak wood can also withstand contact with oily or fatty foods, such as pickles and olives, ham, sausage and cheese. Our serving board is also large enough to serve pizza and tarte flambée.

    This is his wooden path. Cabinetmaker Konrad Horsch

    A product that leaves Konrad Horsch's workshop is anything but just a piece of wood sawn into shape or turned - it's a piece of wood with a history. For every knife edge that passes through his hands, every rolling pin that he puts the finishing touches on, he can provide the biography: Where was the tree from which the workpiece is made, when was it felled and under what circumstances, which plants, animals or fungi have left traces in the wood, why and in what form? Instead of buying from the timber merchant, he therefore prefers to buy his raw material from where it grew - then, as they say in specialist circles, "negotiations are conducted standing on the trunk". Or he recycles old wood and puts it to a new use, often inspired by its original purpose.

    Working only with solid wood is a matter of course for the cabinetmaker from Iserlohn, in a manufactory and with minimal use of machinery. Every object that bears his name is made by him, regardless of whether it is a one-off piece such as large solitaire furniture, art objects for public spaces or products made in small series such as those in the Manufactum range. Even if they are not unique, they are made with the same attention to detail as one-of-a-kind pieces, something Horsch learned during his studies with the well-known cabinetmaker James Krenov in California. Last but not least, the character of the wood alone makes each piece unique. Knotholes, annual rings and grains are simply not uniform - and if they were, the wood would also lose its appeal for Horsch.

    Product Information

    Article Number 211460

      Oak oiled. Length 48 cm, width 30 cm, height 2 cm. Weight 1,4 kg. Please do not clean in the dishwasher. Damp wiping is sufficient. Always allow the surfaces to dry thoroughly.

      Natural oak.

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