This is a perfect accessory for any budding chef that loves to make homemade pizza. It is beautiful and practical especially if you use a stoneware pizza pan. If you have been watching any home design shows lately, installing a pizza oven is a huge trend for outdoor living spaces. What a perfect accessory indoors or out, for yourself or as a beautiful and unique gift idea. The great thing about this paddle is that it allows you to take your pizza out of any oven without touching the pizza with your oven mitts. If you are one of the lucky people that have a pizza oven then you know they can be used for more than just pizza. This paddle can help you move whatever you are baking around while keeping your hands at a safe distance. The artisan who made this paddle has done a great job of angling the lifting surface so it is easy to get it under your pizza. As you can see the grain in this wood is incredible. The darker wood is walnut and the lighter accent wood is maple. There is a leather strap in the handle to hang it up when not in use. The all natural finish on this item is food safe mineral oil.