mik
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On our travels we came across an Irish man who told us that bog oak is "stacked up and burnt" - "Oh no" Mike said, "perhaps I can rescue some, I will make a pen" - the rest is history!
Our Irish peat bog oak is from Coleraine, Northern Ireland and is up to 7,000 years old. The Queens University in Belfast have recorded 4,000-bog oak and other ancient oak timbers that spans some 7,000 years.
I later recieved a commission from Canada for a "special" - the pen had to take a jet-tec .2mm rollerball refill!! After much deliberation and head scracthing - the front section was drilled out to not enlarge the nib exit - the refill was trimmed and it worked.
The shape had to be exact and the clients logo - bit difficult to see - but it is an H and a K entertwined.
Bog oak is very unforgiving and will tend to crumble if overheated.
I hope you enjoy!
Our Irish peat bog oak is from Coleraine, Northern Ireland and is up to 7,000 years old. The Queens University in Belfast have recorded 4,000-bog oak and other ancient oak timbers that spans some 7,000 years.
I later recieved a commission from Canada for a "special" - the pen had to take a jet-tec .2mm rollerball refill!! After much deliberation and head scracthing - the front section was drilled out to not enlarge the nib exit - the refill was trimmed and it worked.
The shape had to be exact and the clients logo - bit difficult to see - but it is an H and a K entertwined.
Bog oak is very unforgiving and will tend to crumble if overheated.
I hope you enjoy!