Chesapeake Bay, carved into a birch serving tray

The shoreline etched in birch, sealed under acrylic.

Regular price $ 149.00

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Handcrafted in birch

“Beautiful piece, expertly crafted. Packed well and arrived in perfect condition.”

Mark S., Hudson, OH. Verified buyer

A Chesapeake Bay serving tray in carved birch, 12 by 20 inches: the Bay's full length etched down the surface, sealed under acrylic for crab-feast duty.

Details
Dimensions
12 x 20 in
Material
Birch, acrylic surface
Build
Single-layer carved relief
Detail
Etched depths and place names
Soundings
NOAA nautical survey data
About this piece

The Bay's long shape was born for this format: two hundred etched miles under the Old Bay and the mallets, the Bay Bridge crossing mid-tray, every river mouth in place for the geography arguments that accompany picking crabs. The acrylic surface takes butter, vinegar, and beer rings without keeping evidence.

It carries the oysters in November and the tomatoes in July, both with jurisdiction.

The Bay in full stacked relief hangs as the Chesapeake Bay 3D chart.

  • 12 × 20 in, carved birch with acrylic surface
  • Etched depths, rivers, and points of interest
  • Made to be used, wipes clean
  • Free next-business-day shipping on orders placed by 2 PM EST
  • 14-day returns
Shipping and returns

Orders placed by 2 PM EST ship the next business day, free anywhere in the US, with tracking.

14-day returns if the size or frame is not right for the room.

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How the water becomes wood

4 steps, no shortcuts 4 steps. Swipe →
01
Chart
The shape comes straight from a bathymetric chart of the water.
02
Cut
The shoreline is laser-cut from birch, exact to the map.
03
Etch
Depths, place names, and points of interest are burned in before the shoreline layer is set on top.
04
Seal
A durable acrylic surface locks the map in, so the tray is made to be used, not just admired.
A chart you can set a glass on.

A chart you can set a glass on.

The shoreline of Chesapeake Bay is laser-cut from birch, the depths and place names burned in, and the whole chart sealed under a durable acrylic surface. Made to be used, not just admired.

Coffee table on a Saturday, shelf the rest of the week.

Coffee table on a Saturday, shelf the rest of the week.

It carries the drinks out to the porch and goes back on the shelf as art. The water everyone at the table knows.

From the people who hung one

21 reviews, 5.0 average

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