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Heron Cove Creations
4926 Highway 15 N.
Clarksville, VA 23927

For Pricing, Special Orders, and Shipping call:
Phone: 434-374-3177
Fax: 434-374-3177(call first)

Email info@ heroncovecreation.com

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday 8am until 5pm EST
Saturday - 8am until noon

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Wood Facts:
Ambrosia maple comes from regular soft maple trees that have been infested by the Ambrosia Beetle. The small beetle bores a network of tunnels and short galleries called cradles. A fungus is responsible for the black and gray streaks that accompany each tunnel and adjacent wood. The streaks add a unique look to this hardwood without affecting its structural integrity. This wood is mostly found in the central part of Eastern United States.

Dimensions: 5-5/8"wide X 4"high.

Finish: Salad Bowl Finish

Cost: $45.00

Wood Facts:
The wood is straight-grained, open pored, and hard, with no distinctive taste or odor. It is tough and yet elastic, with high shock resistance and excellent steam bending characteristics. The wood is relatively stable with little downgrade in drying. It only occasionally shows interesting figure in crotch wood. It is not considered to be a durable wood when in contact with the ground. It is susceptible to fungal and beetle attack. White ash has quite a clear white to pale yellow sapwood, with heartwood pulling more to the light to medium tone browns. Often the commercial lumber yards pull the sap out of the pile to form a more consistent white stock in the higher grades.

Black Ash is a more consistent pale brown, or tan colour. Rarely have I found curly stock in the black ash, but it is nice to work with, since it tends to splinter less than the white variety.

I also prefer the black ash because it does not yellow in the same way as the white ash, rather stays a beige color if left natural. It is a little softer thus making fabrication somewhat easier.

Diminisions: 3-3/8"high x 7-3/4"wide

Finish: Salad Bowl Finish on Interior and Polyurethane on Exterior surface.

Cost: $55.00

Wood Facts:
The timber of Tilia (basswood) trees is soft and easily worked; it has very little grain and a density of 560 kg per cubic metre. It is a popular wood for model building and intricate carving. Ease of working and good acoustic properties also make it popular for electric guitar and bass bodies and wind instruments such as recorders.

American basswood grows to co-dominance in association with sugar maple and red oak/white ash forests, while it is a minor component in other forest types. The tree can reach a height of 120 ft (37 m), with a diameter of almost 5 ft (1.5 m). Basswood may grow to be more than 140 years old. The trees have straight trunks, with most of the bole limb-free, and narrow, short crowns. The trees grow as a cluster of stems, developed from stump sprouts. The bark is initially dark green and shiny, developing to a grayish color with deep furrows.

Dimensions: 3-3/4"high 7-1/2"wide

Finish: Salad Bowl Finish on Interior and Polyurethane on Exterior surface.

Cost: $35.00

Wood Facts: (see above)

Dimensions: 7"wide x 3-1/2"high

Finish: Salad Bowl Finish on Interior and Polyurethane on Exterior surface.

Cost: $35.00

Wood Facts:
Cherry tends to be a softer wood than maple that varies significantly in color from almost white in some parts to darker brown and reddish in others. It also has distinct grain patterns running through it. It tends to darken up quite a few shades over time whereas maple will generally stay the same or darken only slightly. Many people prefer cherry as the grain and color variations can be quite beautiful. Generally if there is a stain/glaze applied to the cherry, it evens out the color for the most part.

They can to be sold as a set of 6 or 8 bowls along with a larger salad bowl.

Dimensions: 2-1/2"high x 6-5/8"wide
Opening 6-5/8"

Finish: Salad Bowl Finish on Interior and Polyurethane on Exterior surface.

Cost: $45.00

Wood Facts:
(Celtis occidentalis) The color of hackberry ranges from creamy white (sometimes with a grayish cast) to a light yellowish tan, with no sharp contrast between heartwood and sapwood. Its grain resembles ash. The wood is used in furniture construction, boxes, crates and pallets.

Dimensions: 3-1/2" high X 5-3/4" wide Opening 5"

Finish: Salad Bowl Finish on Interior and Polyurethane on Exterior surface.

Cost: $45.00

Wood Facts:
Hickory wood is very hard, very stiff, very dense and very shock resistant. As stated in the U.S. Forestry Service pamphlet on "Important Trees of Eastern Forests", "there are some woods that are stronger than hickory and some that are harder, but the combination of strength, toughness, hardness, and stiffness found in hickory wood is not found in any other commercial wood." It is used for tool handles, bows, wheel spokes, carts, drumsticks, lacrosse stick handles, golf club shafts (sometimes still called hickory stick, even though made of steel or graphite), the bottom of skis, walking sticks and for punitive use as a switch (like hazel), and especially as a cane-like hickory stick in schools and use by parents. Paddles are often made from hickory. Baseball bats were formerly made of hickory, but are now more commonly made of ash. Hickory is replacing ash as the wood of choice for Scottish shinty sticks (also known as camans).

Hickory is also highly prized for wood-burning stoves, because of its high energy content. Hickory wood is also a preferred type for smoke curing meats. In the Southern United States, hickory is popular for cooking barbecue, as hickory grows abundantly in the region, and adds flavor to the meat. Hickory is sometimes used for wood flooring due to its durability and character.

Dimensions: 7-3/4 wide X 3-1/4 high Opening 7".

Finish: Polyurethane and wax for a high luster

Cost: $60.00

Wood Facts:
Mahogany has a reddish-brown color, which darkens over time, and displays a reddish sheen when polished. It has excellent workability, and is very durable. These properties make it a favourable wood for crafting cabinets, furniture and useful in the boat industry.

Dimensions: 7-1/4" wide X 3-3/4" high Opening 6-1/2"

Finish: Polyurethane and final coat of wax gives look like cherry.

Cost: $60.00

Wood Facts: (see above)

Dimensions: 4-1/8" high x 7-5/8" wide Opening 6-3/4"

Finish: Polyurethane and final coat of wax gives look like cherry.

Cost: $60.00

Wood Facts:
Cherry always provides a warm feeling and finish. These bowls are hand sanded and compliment each other and will last a lifetime of careful use. They can be cleaned by wiping them with a damp cloth; never immerse in water.

Dimensions: The small bowls measure 6" across and 2" deep. The serving bowl is 11-1/2" wide and 5" deep. Salad spoons are 14" long.

Finish: All wood is finished with a food safe "Salad Bowl" finish.

Cost: $350.00
with Salad Utensils: $390.00

Wood Facts:
These cutting boards are made from 5 different kinds of wood. Curley maple, curley cherry, curley birch, mahonany, and walnut. I make 3 different sizes.

Dimensions: From 8.5"wide x 14"long to 10.5" x 18" Sizes vary with customer specifications.

Finish: All cutting boards are finished in a "Salad Bowl Finish" due to their use in food preparation.

Cost: $50.00

Note: The woods mentioned are domestic woods. Many foreign hardwoods are harvested from plantations where pesticides and insecticides are used to increase yield. Only domestic woods are used on our cutting boards.

Wood Facts: See above

Dimensions: 12"wide X 12-3/4"high 1-1/4" thick (for specialized applications, please call for a quote)

Finish: All cutting boards are finished in a "Salad Bowl Finish" due to their use in food preparation.


Cost: $60.00