Can a wooden sink actually hold water?
Each vessel sink is carved from a single piece of dense hardwood and sealed inside and out with a waterproof marine-grade finish made for daily running water — the same category of seal that keeps boat interiors sound. Being one block, there is no glued seam to open.
What sizes work with my counter?
Diameters and depths are made to order within plumbing-standard limits. Tell us your counter depth and faucet reach, and we confirm a size that splashes less and drains well before we carve it.
What does installation require?
Sinks arrive pre-drilled for a standard 1.75-inch drain and sit on any flat counter. A plumber completes the drain fitting; no special or proprietary parts are needed.
How do I keep the seal healthy?
Rinse and towel the basin after heavy use and skip abrasive cleaners, which scour any finish. Reapply the recommended sealer on schedule — yearly for most bathrooms — and the bowl stays waterproof; the cured finish is non-toxic for daily hand use.
How is a sink packed?
Every sink is made to order and ships foam-cradled in a rigid double-walled box. Tracking arrives by email the day it leaves the workshop; check it on arrival and photograph any crush before signing.
Can you drill the holes to match my fixtures?
Yes. Share your faucet and drain hole measurements when you order, and we drill the basin to match your hardware exactly before it ships — no on-site guesswork for your plumber.
Won't a solid block of walnut split as it dries out?
That is the fear with any thick block, and the answer is in the drying. This walnut is hand-picked by selectors with thirty years at the lumber stacks, then dried through twenty days of controlled kiln heat, so the moisture leaves slowly and the block does its moving in the kiln, not on the counter. By the time it is carved and sealed the wood has settled, and that heat has ended any insects or eggs inside it.