All About Willow Porridge Spurtle

One of Scotland’s favourite tools is the turned wooden stick known as the spurtle, used for stirring porridge, soups, stews and chia seed puddings, to prevent clumps from forming. With evidence of use since the 15th century, most homes have a spurtle or two in their utensil holder. Ours come from the Isle of Eigg on the west coast south of Skye, where Pascal Carr has designed a beautifully simple spurtle for Bard, using wind-blown bird-cherry from the Lodge Gardens on Eigg. They are turned on a foot-powered pole-lathe. 

Length 21cm, diameter 1.2cm