Love every thing about the utensils, the quality, weight, shape, care instructions and refinishing oil.

- alex

About The Ridge & The Root

A custom furniture shop influenced by nature.

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I am so glad I found Casey’s shop! I had been on a journey to rid of all of my toxic cooking ware and wanted high quality walnut utensils. Many I found online fit the “look” I wanted, but it was never clear what they were finished with, as I wanted to make sure my investment would be truly non-toxic. When I found Casey’s shop, I was blown away by the craftsmanship of his utensils.

- Courtney

About The Ridge & The Root

Sometime in 2020, near the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains, amidst a global shutdown, a company was born. Deprived of all human connection and access to the outdoors, I began carving wood. I found stillness and calm from the act, and soon found that others found some interest in these modest creations. I would say the rest is history, but that would be a watered down and oversimplified version of life. The rest is a complicated, overanalyzed, entangled, strangely interwoven and misunderstood path that led me here.

Through it all though, I've been able to seek out the constant comfort of woodworking. I've been able to grow as an individual within this honest trade. I've had the honor of creating items for beautiful humans who value a slowed version of life, one which takes in its wondrous intricacies and our part in it.

I'm so happy to be here and to craft these little wooden trinkets for you. I hope they bring you as much joy as I received from their creation.

-Casey