You may find them unexpectedly valuable for some scenes with unique shapes, sizes, or usages.
Key Features:
・Softness: Provides a gentle impact on knives, prolonging their lifespan.
・Elasticity: Knife marks naturally recover.
・Minimizing fatigue: Firmly supports the knife.
・Excellent texture: Fine-grained and smooth to the touch.
・Good drainage: Contains a moderate amount of oil from the ginkgo tree, making it easy to dry.
・Lightweight: Relatively light, making it easy to handle.
・Paint and preservatives free: Ensures safety for users and the environment.
Styling the woodpecker - Ginkgo MANAITAs - (photo by Andres Jana & Claudio Robles, courtesy of JETRO NY):