Large Ebonised Oak Vase

Hand carved from a storm torn oak branch, this vase was free carved to enable the piece to develop naturally. After the shape was completed, the piece was ebonised with a solution made from soaking a ball of steel wool in apple cider vinegar. The liquid is applied direct to the wood and causes a chemical reaction to occur which, after several minutes, results in the wood turning a rich blue black colour. 

• Created in October 2020.
• Dimensions: 41cm x 19cm. 

Jamie Gaunt is a highly-skilled woodworker who makes a unique range of small-batch homewares from British hardwoods.  He free-carves his designs from a single piece of wood to form beautiful and practical items that range from oak chopping boards, beech vases, scorched ash bowls to hand-carved utensils.  Jamie is based in Sevenoaks in Kent.