Octagonal Black Walnut Serving Tray With Handles

Product Brief Description

1. Eight Sides Instead Of Four Corners

The outline is cut in black walnut as an octagon, so the long edges stay straight while each corner gives way to two short angled faces. In use that means a cup pushed toward the corner keeps travelling to a flat, and hands that meet the tray edge find a bevel rather than a point. A wooden serving tray built this way reads softer on a table than a plain rectangle, and the angled joints take the wear that a sharp corner would.

2. A Raised Rim That Holds The Load

A low wall runs the full perimeter, tall enough to stop a cup sliding off and low enough that a plate can still be lifted over it. Because the rim on this serving tray is continuous, a teapot set down off centre does not tip toward a gap, and a spill stays inside until a cloth reaches it. The floor between the rims is flat and wide, so four cups and a pot sit without being stacked.

3. Handles Cut Through The Rim

Each end has an opening cut straight through the rim, with the edges rounded by hand so a grip does not bite. Cutting through rather than adding a metal fitting keeps the silhouette clean and means nothing works loose after a few years of service. The serving tray can be carried level with two hands or tipped slightly with one, and it hangs on a hook by an opening when not set out.

4. Wood, Tone And Custom Size

The serving tray is cut from black walnut, a dark chocolate brown timber with fine straight grain and a low sheen, which suits both a pale Scandinavian table and a dark cafe counter. Size is made to order, so the same outline covers a two cup tray and a full breakfast service, and colour can be matched to a sample. Height is quoted with the drawing, because rim depth and handle size follow it.

5. Tea And Coffee Service

A teapot, two cups and a small dish of snacks fit inside the rim with room to spare, and the raised edge keeps the pot from drifting when the tray is set down on a low table. In a tea room the shape reads as part of the setting rather than as kitchen equipment. Staff carry a tea tray by both openings, which keeps the load level on the walk from counter to table.

6. Breakfast, Room Service And Hospitality

Hotels use it for room service, where a croissant, a jam jar and a glass of juice travel without sliding, and the flat floor takes a folded napkin beside them. Cafes and restaurants use the same size to clear a table or to run a set menu to a counter. For a home it is the serving tray that goes to a bed or a sofa, and it stores on edge in a cupboard.

7. Care, Oil And Packing

Wipe the serving tray after use, wash by hand with a little soap and dry the tray flat so the joints do not take water, then stand it on edge to air. Never soak it or put it in a dishwasher. A coat of mineral oil every few weeks keeps the rim from drying pale where hands grip it. Each tray is packed on its own with paper between faces and corner protection.

8. Logo, Size And Wholesale

Logos are laser engraved on the tea tray floor, where the mark sits under a cup and stays visible when the tray is carried, or burned into the base. Outline size, rim height, handle opening and colour can all be changed, so a custom serving tray can follow a hotel's own crockery footprint. Sample time is 7 to 10 days and minimum order is confirmed with the drawing.

Specifications

Key Selling Points At A Glance

• Octagonal Outline: angled corners, no sharp points at the ends
• Raised Rim: continuous wall keeps cups and a teapot in place
• Cut Out Handles: openings through the rim, rounded and sanded
• Level Floor: four cups and a pot fit without stacking
• Black Walnut: dark chocolate tone, fine straight grain, low sheen
• Service Ready: tea, breakfast, room service and cafe clearing
• Custom Run: size, rim height, handle and colour to a drawing