Blackthorn teaspoon #1
£20.00
Length: 14cm (5 1/2 inches)
Bowl width: 3.5cm
Bowl length: 4.5cm
Finish: hemp seed oil
This elegant blackthorn teaspoon has a longish handle with an interesting pattern of facets. The pale wood at the bowl edge will darken and pick up a lovely patina when it’s stirred a few hundred cuts of tea.
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Bowl width: 5cm
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Bowl width: 4.7cm
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Bowl width: 5cm
Bowl length: 6.5cm
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