{"id":4224,"date":"2011-04-07T21:29:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T03:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=4224"},"modified":"2017-08-18T16:34:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T21:34:28","slug":"bog-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/bog-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Bog Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bog Oak, much like Brown Oak<\/a>, is not a specific species, but is rather a term that designates oak that has been buried in a peat bog for hundreds or sometimes thousands of years. The\u00a0extremely low oxygen conditions of the bog protect the wood from normal decay, while the underlying peat provides acidic\u00a0conditions where iron salts and other minerals react with the tannins in the wood, gradually giving it a distinct\u00a0dark brown to almost black color.<\/p>\n

Though Bog Oak does not describe a\u00a0specific\u00a0tree, it tends to most frequently\u00a0occur in the United Kingdom, with English Oak<\/a> being the most commonly salvaged species taken from bogs. Since there is such a limited supply of the wood\u2014with Bog Oak\u00a0essentially\u00a0being the very\u00a0early\u00a0stages of\u00a0fossilization\u2014prices for this type of wood are very high.<\/p>\n

A special thanks to\u00a0<\/span>Steve Earis<\/a> for providing the wood sample of this wood species.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Bog<\/a>
Bog Oak (sanded)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\"Bog<\/a>
Bog Oak (sealed)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Bog<\/a>
Bog Oak (endgrain)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\"Bog<\/a>
Bog Oak (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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