Mountain Life Wood Work
Welcome to Mountain Life Woodwork — where Vermont mountains, good humor, and handcrafted tradition meet.
Hi, I’m Chris Walker, the hands (and occasional sawdust-covered face) behind every spoon, scoop, scraper, candlestick, and pasta fork that leaves my shop. What started as a love of working with my hands has grown into a small Vermont woodshop dedicated to making art you can use—pieces meant to be held, enjoyed, and passed around the table.
Each item is carved with care, finished with beeswax, and made to bring a little joy and simplicity back into daily life. Whether you’re stirring a pot, lighting a candle, or just admiring the grain of a beautiful piece of wood, my goal is to make something that feels honest, enduring, and uniquely yours.
Thanks for stopping by—and welcome to the Mountain Life.
Art You Can Use
12” serving spoon handcrafted from beautiful cherry wood. Smooth in the hand, gentle on your cookware, and ready for everything from family dinners to backyard gatherings.
Built to be used, made to be enjoyed, and designed to bring a little warmth to your kitchen every day.
a 13” cherry ladle ready to stir, scoop, and make your favorite pot of soup feel a little more special. Hand carved from cherry wood with a warm, natural grain that only gets better with time, this is one of those kitchen pieces that’s meant to be used often and loved for years.
Hand-carved from durable walnut, this 13” cooking spoon is made for real work at the stove. Long enough to keep your hands clear of the heat and perfectly shaped for stirring, scraping, and sneaking a taste straight from the pot. Smooth, balanced, and finished to bring out the natural grain, it’s the kind of spoon you’ll reach for every time you cook.
Built for stirring. Approved for tasting.
Meet the 15” Cherry Ladle — proof that good things don’t have to come in oversized scoops.
This ladle features a smaller, more precise head, making it perfect for serving sauces, gravies, soups, or anything that needs a little finesse instead of a flood. The warm cherry grain gives it that classic kitchen look, while the long handle keeps your hands safely out of the simmer zone.
Hand-shaped, sanded smooth, and finished with food-safe oil so it’s ready to get to work.
Because sometimes you don’t need a shovel… you need the right scoop.
Mountain Life Woodwork — It’s art you can use. 🥄🌲
Meet your new favorite kitchen companions. 🥗
These 12” walnut salad tongs are handcrafted from beautiful, rich walnut and finished with natural beeswax to bring out the grain and keep them smooth in your hands. They’re sturdy enough to toss a big salad, gentle enough for your best serving bowl, and good-looking enough to leave out on the counter.
Each set is one of a kind, shaped and sanded by hand so no two are exactly alike. The walnut grain gives them that warm, classic look that feels right at home in any kitchen.
Perfect for salads, pasta, roasted veggies, or anything else that needs a good toss.
Because at the end of the day…
it’s art you can use. 🌲
About
Mountain Life Wood Work
Mountain Life Woodwork started in 2020 with one unforgettable creation: a spectacularly sad bowl I carved on my porch on Mt. Mansfield. It was misshapen, confused about its purpose, and frankly a little embarrassed to be wood—but it lit the spark. That first “learning experience” showed me how much joy there is in taking a raw piece of Vermont hardwood and turning it into something useful, beautiful, and meant to last.
From that humble beginning, this little venture has grown into a one-person woodshop crafting art you can use every day. I carve spoons, scoops, scrapers, and pasta forks by hand, and I turn every candlestick on a lathe—where, thankfully, things come out perfectly round on purpose.
Each piece is shaped with care, finished with beeswax, and made to feel good in your hands, whether you’re stirring a pot or setting the table for a cozy night in.
I’m Chris Walker—the carver, turner, maker, and occasional creator of unintentionally funny first drafts. Thanks for following along on this journey. Amazing what can grow from a sad little bowl and a porch on a mountain.
