“A very beautiful wooden bowl, exactly what we wanted. Thank you for this fine hand-made product. It was hard to choose among all the beautiful items. Shipping was quick and well-packed.” Another satisfied customer — Everett, Washington

The products listed are all food safe and have a polyurethane finish. Polyurethane finishes are one of the most durable and scratch resistant finishes available. The number of coats of polyurethane finish vary with the item but all have a minimum of 4 coats and some have as many as 15 coats of polyurethane. Most of the items have a gloss finish but a few have a satin or semi-gloss finish. 

Metallic and Acrylic paints are used on painted items and water soluble dyes in combination with the paints. All paints and dyes are placed on the wood bowls before any polyurethane is applied. The polyurethane protects and seals in the paints and dyes and prevents anything from rubbing them off and prevents any food from contacting the paints and dyes.  

These bowls can be used for liquids for hours and then just wiped out when no longer needed. They should not be placed in the dishwasher or have extremely hot liquids placed in them. The vases are intended for dry flowers unless they have a glass liner. 

It is hard to see everything you want to see from a picture or you may have questions about these items. If you have doubts about any of these products or want more information about them please send me a note at wzitterich@mchsi.com.