My hand carved soup spoons are ideal for those people with metal sensitivities or who just like the idea of eating with natural wooden flatware. These spoons measure six inches long (about 14 cm). Choose from two kinds of wood, each an excellent material for eating or cooking utensils. Lignum vitae, the wood of life, is native to the East Indies and northwestern South America and has a storied past. This wood is one of the hardest known and contains naturally water resistant oils which made it ideal for use in hatch covers and belaying pins on sailing vessels. Lignum vitae's natural lubricant also led to its use as bearing sleeves for propeller shafts in ships as late as the mid-twentieth century. These same traits make it great for tableware. Sometimes called "greenheart," it is medium brown in color with green streaks that come to predominate as the wood ages. | 
