THE BARK PINCH BOWL — Handcrafted Olive Wood Natural Edge Pinch Bowl

The smallest things on the table often say the most.

The Bark Pinch Bowl is carved from a single piece of Aegean olive wood, its natural bark rim left completely untouched — rough, dark, and full of character. Small enough to sit beside the hob for a pinch of sea salt. Beautiful enough to anchor a table setting, a spice spread, or a sharing board.

Use it for salt, pepper, sumac, za'atar, olive oil, or anything else that deserves a proper home on your table. Each bowl is shaped by hand from pruned olive branches — meaning no tree is ever felled, and no two bowls are ever quite the same.

This is everyday kitchenware with a story worth telling.

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FEATURES
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• Solid olive wood, carved from a single piece
• Natural live-edge bark rim — no two bowls alike
• Sourced from pruned Aegean olive groves — no trees felled
• Food-safe natural oil finish
• Perfect for salt, spices, olive oil, nuts, or condiments
• Hand wash only; not dishwasher safe

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DIMENSIONS
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• Approx. diameter:  8–10 cm (natural shape — slight variation per piece)
• Sold individually

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CARE INSTRUCTIONS
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Hand wash with warm soapy water and dry immediately — never soak or place in the dishwasher. Once a month, treat with a little food-safe olive oil to keep the wood nourished and the bark edge intact. Your Bark Pinch Bowl will deepen in colour and develop a beautiful patina with regular use.

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OUR STORY
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Olive trees along the Aegean coast have been pruned by hand for thousands of years. It is how the trees stay strong, how the fruit grows well, and how the groves pass from one generation to the next.

The wood from those pruned branches has always been too beautiful to waste. At Wild Olive Co., we work with craftspeople who take those offcuts — wood that would otherwise be burned or discarded — and shape them into pieces worthy of your home.

No trees are ever cut down. No forests are cleared. The Bark Pinch Bowl is made from what the tree gives willingly, season after season.