Set of 3 Agate Clear Quartz Cheese Knives/Spreaders

Three cheese knives with handles cut from clear quartz: a wide flat blade for cutting and lifting, a rounded blade for spreading, and a two-prong fork. Stainless steel tools, stone handles.

The quartz reads smoky gray-white rather than colorless, cloudy in places and clearer in others, and light gets some way into it. The handles are broad irregular slabs with chipped edges, not sawn to a shape. Each handle is held in a metal band whose inner edge is cut in a row of scallops where it grips the stone, and that band is the same on every piece.

Size and Materials

• Three pieces: a wide flat blade, a spreader and a two-prong fork
• Handles: clear quartz, smoky gray-white and cloudy
• Handle shape: broad irregular slabs with a chipped edge
• Tools: stainless steel
• Metal band around each handle, scalloped along its inner edge
• Finish: Gold, Silver or Rose Gold

Every piece uses natural stone, so slight variation in color, marking, shape and size will occur.

Using It

Put them out beside a cheese board: the wide flat blade cuts and lifts, the rounded one spreads, and the fork picks up the hard pieces. The steel is made for food; the handle is not, so keep it out of a long soak and do not leave food resting against it. Wash by hand and dry straight after. Never the dishwasher.

A Good Gift For

A wedding registry or a housewarming. Neutral enough to sit with any board already in the house.