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A General Store of Vessels — Volume IV

Wood.
It is the only correct material.

"Clear alcohol is for rich women on diets. A mug should be made of a tree. End of statement." — Ron

The Vessels

Eight mugs. All wood. Take one. Or don't. I will not chase you.

No. 01

The Lagavulin

Dark stave mug bound with iron straps and screws. Whiskey-Ready

Dark walnut staves. Wrought-iron bands. Sixteen ounces of capacity. Holds a pour of Lagavulin 16 with room for one ice cube, if you must commit that sin in private.

$48

No. 02

The Saddlebag

Classic stave mug wrapped in twine rope. Ships Free

Honey-toned oak. Bound with hemp rope, which is what rope should be made of. Carries twenty ounces of any beverage that has been outside before. Coffee. Cider. Cold creek water.

$38

No. 03

The Trapper

A kuksa-style cup carved from one piece of wood with a leather cord through the handle. Only 75 made

Carved from a single piece of birch burl. One cup. One handle. One hole for a leather thong, in the event you find yourself in a canoe. Holds eight ounces, which is enough.

$62

No. 04

The Duke Silver

Dark blackened wooden mug with a polished stainless steel insert. Steel Lined

Charred mahogany on the outside. Stainless steel on the inside. Looks like a tavern mug. Behaves like a thermos. This one has a quieter life than its appearance suggests. Holds fourteen ounces of jazz.

$54

No. 05

The Workshop

Light teak mug with a clean rectangular handle.

Solid teak. One cylinder. One handle. Sanded by hand, finished with mineral oil, no varnish, no shellac, no nonsense. The mug equivalent of a well-made plank.

$34

No. 06

The Foreman

Tall rectangular jujube wood mug with a square cutout handle.

Carved from one solid block of jujube. Squared off on every side that needs to be squared off. For people who work for a living, or who want to look like they do. Holds eighteen ounces and a lot of dignity.

$42

No. 07

The Half-Measure

A small tulip-shaped wooden mug with a thin curved handle.

The smallest mug I am willing to manufacture. Six ounces. For espresso, neat whiskey, or the precise amount of coffee a polite man drinks before he leaves a party he did not want to attend.

$28

No. 08

The Breakfast

A wide bowl-shaped wooden mug with a small loop handle. Best Seller

Twenty-four ounces. Wide enough to dip toast. Deep enough to hold a serious quantity of coffee. Pairs well with eggs, bacon, more bacon, and the silence of being up before everyone else in the house.

$44

The Ugly Mug Creed

  1. A mug holds liquid. Anything else it does is showing off.
  2. If it breaks in shipping, that is the postal service's fault, and you should take it up with them, personally.
  3. There is no return policy. There is, however, a hammer in my workshop.
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