Adrian Swinstead found his vocation in a valley in Wales when, armed with a hefty piece of wood, he first learned the art of hunting for bog oak. Bog oak, for the uninitiated, is an extraordinarily ...
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Turning 5,000-year-old bog oak into something incredible

Bog oak is one of the most fascinating woods a turner can work with. Preserved underground for thousands of years, it carries ...
Mike Holton - hand made crafts on MSN

Turning 5,000-year-old bog oak on the lathe

Bog oak is one of the most fascinating woods a woodturner can work with. Preserved in peat bogs for thousands of years, it develops a deep dark color and unique character. In this project, a piece of ...
A guitar crafted from 5,000-year-old wood is set to take centre stage during a special concert. The instrument, made by Northumbrian luthier Gary Southwell, will feature in Richard Durrant’s The Art ...