San Francisco, California wood serving tray in laser-cut Baltic birch, shown framed against a light wall
San Francisco, California wood serving tray in laser-cut Baltic birch, shown framed against a light wall

San Francisco, California 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 San Francisco serving tray in carved birch, 12 by 20 inches: the bay and its bridges cut and etched at hand scale, sealed under a durable acrylic surface.

The bay's geography was born for a tray, water in the middle, city wrapped around, landmarks everywhere a glass might land. Alcatraz anchors the composition, the Gate opens one end, and the etched shipping channels give the cheese knife a route. The acrylic face wipes clean between rounds.

Serve over the bay; toast toward the Headlands.

The full water in stacked relief hangs as the San Francisco Bay 3D chart.

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