Wooden Serving Board - Black

Shetlander Cecil Tait has worked with us to create a bespoke collection of handcrafted objects for Lerwick Distillery. He's created us a set of unique darkened wood pieces, using a method known as ebonizing.

Ebonizing creates a dark, graphic look that emphasises the form of a piece. A Steel wool and vinegar recipe are key to give depth and darkness to the tannin of the wood, whilst still allowing for aspects of the grain to shine through. Since this is a reactive finish, it penetrates deeper into the wood than a stain or dye that sits on top, creating a natural, durable black tone.

The result are unique distinctive and tactile pieces with a distinctive charcoal colour. Cecil's designs clearly have a Scandi influence, simple, beautiful, perfect, which sits perfectly with our ethos.