Having acquired a Le Creuset and having been using it on almost a weekly basis, I realized that I have everything but a proper ladle (having silicone wrapped tongues and spatulas, and a "wooden" spatula). Wooden is put into quotation marks because the spatula piece is not made of a unitary piece of wood but rather glued together. For whatever reason, I initially overlooked the seam lines.

One of the things we were looking for when we were in Japan was a wooden ladle, but none was to our liking. Looking around, the only one I've come across is this somewhat expensive one on William Sonoma, but at least it appears to be made of a unitary block of wood.

Do fellow forumites have suggestions? Alternatively, if someone here is capable of making such a ladle, please PM me re: your charges.

Thanks in advance