bog oak needed

[Ray Hammond]

does anyone know where I can obtain some of this material?

I have done some searches and come up with nothing.

Any ideas?

[theunluckyhunter]

at the risk of sounding simple, what is bog oak?

[sticshooter]

ray google it. there are a couple of places to buy it.<><  http://www.englishbogoak.co.uk/pages/buy%20online.htm

[Ray Hammond]

Oooh, I wonder if our friend Robtattoo could be persuaded to pick some up, cut some scales and hidden tang blocks to sell us? All that L-stuff on the prices, and dealing with VAT and international postage..."makes me bloody 'ead spin roight bleedin' awf!"

[sticshooter]

LOL!!! I know what ya mean. Rob may have a bunch stashed away.<><<><

[theunluckyhunter]

what do ya say rob???

[OconeeDan]

What does the finished wood look like?

[kbaknife]

You up this early too, Dan?
I second/third the motion, Ray.
Rob is nominated to be our Dealer.
All he has to do is source it and get busy.

[Ray Hammond]

The ones I have seen Dan were absolutely thrilling looking knives...its a very dense wood...black in color.

[Caveman IL]

What size & how much do you need?

[kbaknife]

Originally posted by Caveman IL:
What size & how much do you need?

If it is truly some of the ancient stuff, I would certainly take a few 1 1/4 X 2 X 6.

[OconeeDan]

Would like to see a photo of a knife handle if anyone can dig it up.
Yes, Karl, I am up this early every day now.  New job, I leave the house at 0530 every morning.
Dan

[theunluckyhunter]

same as kbaknife

[robtattoo]

Y'all may want to look   >>>HERE<<<  before looking to the UK. It'd actually work out cheaper for me to buy from Canada & ship it here than to buy it here!
I've never seen bog-oak this cheap before. I would normally expect to pay somewhere between £12-£18 ($24-$36) for a 1"x1.5"x5" block.

The wood itself is very dark brown almost black in places, very very dense & pretty featureless. On the up side, due to it's age & the stabilising nature of peat bogs, it's pretty much inert. You get no shrinkage or warpage at all. If you get a nice piece it is wonderful to look at, however 75% of it is just featureless, brown/black.

[robtattoo]

A couple of pics for you....

[Caveman IL]

What I have probably isn't the "real thing". I have 2" (by 10-12") planks.  They came from a "bog"  that became the 1 acre pond  in front of my house. It had been buried in the waterway for 100 yrs  (?). The waterway stayed wet because of some underground springs. As the dozer was digging out the dirt for the pond he came up w/ a bunch of boards that were black w/ handmade nails.  The farm is  one my great grandfather lived on as a child. To my knowledge there has never been a building, house or shed in that area--obviously there was, before my time. They weren't rotted at all , but there are some cracks in the edges. Larry

[Ray Hammond]

Larry,

Wow...thats cool stuff. Bog oak is what it is specifically because it comes from peat bogs..and its 3-5000 yrs old.

The water quality of the peat bog keeps the water from rotting the oak wood.

My buddy's place in SC has a ton of cypresson it that has been in water for hundreds of years..and thereare guys making a living going around pulling thse logsup for use as house planking.

Very cool

[Caveman IL]

Ray,
e-mail sent, Larry