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This is a ballpoint twist action pen with a nickel finish and is offered in Bog Oak which is one of the most valuable timbers in my workshop. The Nickel finish in this twist Bog Oak pen has been a popular addition, especially for men. I am always looking for materials suitable to compliment the thousands of years old Bog oak that I work with. Nickel has been used since ancient times. It has been traced back as far as 3500 Bc but was first isolated and classified in 1751. Nickel is a hard silvery-white metal that resists tarnishing in air.
- Code: 52
- Manufacturer: Bannon Wood Turning
- Weight: 0.175 Kgs
Bog Oak is a rare timber, which is excavated from
deep underground, usually as a by-product of turf
cutting, or land drainage. The wood varies in age,
usually between 2,000 and 6,000 years old, (the
Queens University in Belfast have recorded 4000-bog
oak and other ancient oak timbers that spans 7000 yrs).
The wood has been preserved due to the unique
conditions of the turf bogs, which waterlog the wood
and keep it free from sunlight and oxygen, which
would cause it to decay. The chemistry of the bog
also reacts with the wood and transforms its colour.
When the wood is brought to the surface it petrifies
becoming a deep black and almost steel hard.
The Bog lands of Ireland and County Fermanagh,
(where this Bog Oak originates) are a vast treasure
trove for a unique material more ancient than the
Pyramids of Egypt that has been naturally
preserved for thousands of years.
One of the most valuable and scarce commodities
that exist in the workshop is Bog oak. This timber
is inextricably linked with Irish history and is one
of the more majestic woods used in turning