burr elm swoop

£85.00
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steam bent in our studio with a hand carved texture on the bend and natural live edge, this fully curved bottomed piece allows for a gentle wobble if you give it a push. the vase is handcrafted from beautiful rich burr elm from one of the last surviving burr elms at shorncliffe barracks folkestone, felled to make way for a housing estate. the elms became so full of burrs from being pollarded at a 2 storey height.

wax finish

height: 18 cm max width: 20cm max depth: 5 cm (not including bend) 10 cm deep 6mm drill hole

we seek out and embrace knots, cracks & figure distortions as part of our designs and are beautiful natural features of hardwood that make each piece unique

steam bent in our studio with a hand carved texture on the bend and natural live edge, this fully curved bottomed piece allows for a gentle wobble if you give it a push. the vase is handcrafted from beautiful rich burr elm from one of the last surviving burr elms at shorncliffe barracks folkestone, felled to make way for a housing estate. the elms became so full of burrs from being pollarded at a 2 storey height.

wax finish

height: 18 cm max width: 20cm max depth: 5 cm (not including bend) 10 cm deep 6mm drill hole

we seek out and embrace knots, cracks & figure distortions as part of our designs and are beautiful natural features of hardwood that make each piece unique