5000 year old guitar tonewood? Spotlight on Bog Oak 08/01/2016 Bog Oak is definitely the UK’s most rare and precious timber and its use as a guitar timber is steadily growing in popularity. The history in how it came to be is quite remarkable. So let’s dive straight in to the murky world of this aged timber. The back story The ‘Oak’ part is pretty straightforward – it’s an Oak tree. The ‘Bog’ part is where things get interesting. You might initially be perplexed by its appearance because it’s much darker in colour than regular Oak and in some instances,
Bog Oak is definitely the UK’s most rare and precious timber and its use as a guitar timber is steadily growing in popularity. The history in how it came to be is quite remarkable. So let’s dive straight in to the murky world of this aged timber. The back story The ‘Oak’ part is pretty straightforward – it’s an Oak tree. The ‘Bog’ part is where things get interesting. You might initially be perplexed by its appearance because it’s much darker in colour than regular Oak and in some instances,
Wood, wood, wonderful wood 11/03/2015 If you had asked me 10 years ago what the title of my first official blog would be - I can tell you quite honestly I definitely wouldn't have guessed it would have been this! But truth it be, I have fallen in love with perennials (yep that sounds as weird to me as it does you). Sometimes, I have to take a moment - step back - to realise how willing and eager I am to talk at length with (possibly at?) someone about wood. It’s that moment when they stare back wide eyed at me with a flitter of an
If you had asked me 10 years ago what the title of my first official blog would be - I can tell you quite honestly I definitely wouldn't have guessed it would have been this! But truth it be, I have fallen in love with perennials (yep that sounds as weird to me as it does you). Sometimes, I have to take a moment - step back - to realise how willing and eager I am to talk at length with (possibly at?) someone about wood. It’s that moment when they stare back wide eyed at me with a flitter of an
