New Orleans, Louisiana wood serving tray in laser-cut Baltic birch, shown framed against a light wall
New Orleans, Louisiana wood serving tray in laser-cut Baltic birch, shown framed against a light wall

New Orleans, Louisiana Wood Serving Tray | Carved Birch Lake Map Tray

$ 149.00
12 x 20 in
Birch, acrylic surface
Single-layer carved relief
Etched depths and place names
Soundings: NOAA nautical survey data
How the Water Becomes Wood

The tray is a working chart first, cut to the water's true shoreline.

  1. ChartThe shape comes straight from a bathymetric chart of the water.
  2. CutThe shoreline is laser-cut from birch, exact to the map.
  3. EtchDepths, place names, and points of interest are burned in before the shoreline layer is set on top.
  4. SealA durable acrylic surface locks the map in, so the tray is made to be used, not just admired.

A New Orleans serving tray: 12 by 20 inches of carved birch with the crescent city etched between its river and its lake, sealed in acrylic for real entertaining.

A city this serious about hosting deserves a tray with credentials: the etched river bends under the king cake, Pontchartrain holds the drink sweat, and the Quarter sits roughly beneath wherever the deviled eggs land. Crawfish season, Mardi Gras season, and regular Tuesday all count as occasions.

Laissez les bons temps rouler, on a wipeable surface.

The city's carved depths hang as the New Orleans 3D chart.

  • 12 × 20 in, carved birch with acrylic surface
  • Etched depths, river, 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
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