airrit, I sent you an e-mail about Irish bog oak on e-bay just the other day!. Did you get it? The bidding is done now but he might have some more. It is carbon dated from Ireland in the year 449Ad This is my second lot I bought. I have not made any pens yet! I love pens with history and I am half Irish!
Winning bid: EUR 21.00
(Approximately US $25.05)
Winning bidder: elody21
Ireland
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Radiocarbon dated Irish Bog Oak pack of 10 pen blanks for woodturning.
Dated at Queens University Belfast,Northern Ireland. Dating shows that this Oak tree was growing in Ireland between the years 449 A.D and 563 A.D. This was during the time Saint Patrick was in Ireland.
I have sawn and kiln dried these blanks which measure 135mm long and are a minimum 15mm x 15mm (see picture of end grain) This picture is of a typical pack.Each pack contains a combination of those pictured
When the Bog Oak was unearthed it was well preserved and saturated with water. So saturated that a marble sized piece would sink. During the drying process so much water was removed that some blanks are off square.(see picture of endgrain) This is a hardwood somewhat similar in density to Iroko.
I have turned hundreds of pens from this wood which finishes to a smooth black colour. The oak turns black from a chemical reaction between the iron compounds in the bog and the tannin in the wood.
With each order you will receive a copy of The Radiocarbon dating report and 6 high quality leaflets which I included with my pens telling the history of Bog Oak, where this log was harvested and some history of Saint Patrick.
A well known British botanist purchased some of these pens and stated that I now hold in my hand a writing instrument which could contain molecules of Saint Patricks breath.
The photo of pens here show what the finished product looks like. Pens are not for sale.
To the best of my knowledge a similar dated product has not been made available before and it is highly unlikely to become available again,when my stock is gone.
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