The family of bog oak spoons has continued to grow over the summer. The two on the right-hand side have just been started. I have a small chunk left and think I will continue with this theme. The two pieces of bog oak came from the fens in East Anglia. Google has it that bog oak from this region is often about 3,500 years old.
This old preserved wood doesn’t seem to be as dense as it is described, but that could be due to the fact that it may not have been dried out as carefully as it should have been when it was unearthed. It seems to have lost structural intergrity in the fibres and some parts of the grain are quite soft and prone to splintering. But it is relatively easy to cut and polishes up to a glorious black, ebony finish.