Beautiful shelves. The wood was light colored and very dry, which meant they would have eventually cracked. They darkened just a little bit and had a beautiful, rich finish after I treated them with 3 coats of BooS Block Mystery Oil and BooS Block board cream. It took me 4 days to treat them, but it was well worth it. I did one treatment of oil each day (top, sides, and bottom), and then one treatment of cream (top and sides only because the bottom would have been a hassle due to the grooves.) I let each treatment sit overnight and finally buffed the tops and sides with a soft rag. I recommend treating these shelves and ALL your wood cutting boards this way. I plan to treat them once a year to keep them moisturized and lasting a lifetime.

Well-crafted with quality Alder: "Alder will very seldom crack, and works well both in wet and dry climates." If you're purchasing for the hour-glass pot rack specifically you might want to consider getting the 8-tier set in addition to the 3 or 5- tier sets as the smallest trivet in the 8-tier does not fit the smallest shelf of the hour-glass pot rack, and the extra large trivets work nicely on the top larger shelves. The extra smaller trivets won't go to waste, and double as pan protectors in the cupboard, etc. Great addition to the rack, or stand-alone.

Perfect fit for my pot display

Love the way the wood stands out against the metal.

These trivets are going back. Terrible quality, unfinished rough edges, no stain or finish, amateurish and there is a number burned into each piece which further ruins the look. Not at all worth the money.

Love these. A little raw but they work perfectly.

While I ABSOLUTELY love my Enclume pot rack, these shelves leave little to be desired. While they’re “functional”, they don’t feel special at all. They feel like a high school woodworking project. The edges are rough and a bit splintery, they arrived tired and dried out as another reviewer mentioned … I don’t know, given how special the pot rack is, I’m definitely a bit disappointed w these shelves, especially at the cost!!

Great trivets for my pot stand. I purchased them to ensure the bottom of my cast iron cookware didn’t get scratched. Expensive, but worth it!!!

Saved my tables many times from damage.