Holiday Gift Guide
Wooden Bowls, Boards and Serving Gifts
Wood keeps dough at room temperature when a metal bowl would chill it, and it looks like something on a table when the bread comes out. These are hand-turned pieces from a mill in Michigan. Buy one once and it outlasts you.
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Prices last checked 2026-08-23.
- Henry's pickHolland Bowl Mill
Cherry Bread Board & Bow Knifefor new bakersfor serious bakersCherry board with a serrated bow knife. The way fresh bread wants to be sliced and served.
"This is how you present a loaf you’re proud of."
$130.00breadBuy now → - Holland Bowl Mill
French Rolling Pinfor new bakersfor serious bakersTapered hardwood pin, hand-finished. Feel the dough instead of fighting it.
"Tapered pins let you steer."
$55.00breadBuy now → - Holland Bowl Mill
17″ Beechwood Bowlfor serious bakersThe workhorse of the line. Big enough for full batches, and wood keeps dough at room temp even in a cold kitchen.
"The entry door to heirloom wood."
$135.00breadBuy now → - Holland Bowl Mill
17″ Maple Bowlfor serious bakersThe lighter-grain sibling. Same one-piece hand-turned construction, brighter look.
"Maple brightens a dark kitchen."
$325.00breadBuy now → - Holland Bowl Mill
17″ Walnut Bowlfor serious bakersHand-turned in Michigan from a single piece of walnut. An heirloom that mixes, proofs, and serves for generations.
"This bowl will outlive both of us. That’s the point."
$385.00breadBuy now →