Chopsticks

$35.00 CAD Regular price
Unit price
CAD per 

Our chopsticks are handmade from an old growth Douglas Fir - the best material for this tool for its old tight grain strength and straightness. No trees are fallen for this process - we use offcuts from other industries or foraged from the forest floor. Our chopsticks are a beautiful way to commemorate the tree of which they were made.

Hand whittled in British Columbia, Canada and ready to ship in 30 days.

DETAILS

Available in 1 pair, or in a set of 4 pairs, here.

A hatchet to split. A knife to whittle, A hand-plane to shape. All that's necessary to hand-craft each pair of chopsticks.

Douglas fir exhibits a straight and uniform grain pattern, which enhances its overall strength and durability.

Finished in a natural, food-safe oil.

Supports a circular economy and extending the life of materials that would otherwise be discarded.

DIMENSIONS

11”L X 0.25” SQ

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Hand-wash only and re-oil as necessary.

CUSTOMIZATION

Customization options are available. Send us the specs for your project to connect@barterdesign.ca and we can happily provide you a quote.

LEADTIME

Hand-whittled in British Columbia, Canada and ready to ship in 30 days.

The sunshine coast forest being hit with rays of light.

Our Materials: Douglas Fir

Right now in the forestry industry old growth trees are still being harvested and sold for very little value. We recently looked at 30 hectares of forest on the Sunshine Coast where old growth firs existed. We spoke to the company who were about to log it, and they said that the Canadian government would only receive 5-6 million for the entire 30 hectares. So we thought, what if we could fall one tree and sell the tree as chopsticks. One old doug fir could yield over 1 million chopsticks, and at $38 per set would create 30 million in revenue giving us the ability to save 4-5 30 hectare forests. The logic here is that we need to look deeper into the utmost value that is within trees. Realistically we wouldn't need to cut even 1 old growth, and only forage for the deadfall or dead standing from these 5 x 30 hectare forests that Barter is now protecting. The simple revenue of falling the trees is a loss. We should be connecting the goods to home through our local communities only harvesting in sustainable loops.