{"product_id":"manta-ray","title":"Corvande Wooden Manta Ray — Wings That Bend As They Beat","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery other object on your desk is asking for something — a reply, a tap, a glance at a notification. This one just moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handmade manta ray, carved from beech and black walnut and scorched over an open flame until the grain darkens into tiger stripes, then sanded back and oiled. Each wing is cut into three sections and pinned at two hinges, so it bends as it beats instead of swinging like a board. It floats on fine steel wires above a beech base, driven by a motor sealed inside the walnut block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it stays on the desk\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade — cut, shaped and strung by hand, not moulded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt beats its wings rather than spinning, so the motion reads as an animal instead of a machine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree hinged sections per wing, so the wing flexes through the stroke.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiet — no music box, no ticking, no gear train running in the open.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dark banding is burnt into the wood, not printed. No two pieces are identical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitch it on and it runs. No app, no remote, no pairing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-C rechargeable, so there are no batteries to buy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives assembled. Nothing to build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Manta Ray Automaton, assembled on its base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharges from any USB-C cable — the kind that charges most phones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWingspan\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 cm \/ 9.4 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 cm \/ 9.4 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDepth\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 cm \/ 7.1 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e350 g \/ 12.3 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandmade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree hinged sections per side, pinned\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterials\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeech and black walnut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbonised over flame, hand-sanded, oiled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePower\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuilt-in rechargeable cell, USB-C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSound\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuiet running\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShips from\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause it is handmade and the surface is scorched over a flame, the grain on yours will not match these photographs exactly. Same object, different pattern.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade and packed in 1–3 days, then 4–7 days in transit to the US and UK, 4–8 days to Australia. Tracked, every order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThirty days to send it back. We pay the return label.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Corvande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47767961108651,"sku":"CV-MRA-001","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/6127\/1211\/files\/manta-ray-01-hero.jpg?v=1788923589","url":"https:\/\/corvande.com\/products\/manta-ray","provider":"Corvande","version":"1.0","type":"link"}