Uses Bog-wood

bog wood in aquarium releases tannins water, turning water brown.

because bog-wood can remain free of decay thousands of years of use in dendrochronology, providing records older living trees. wooden artefacts lost or buried in bogs become preserved bog-wood, , important in archaeology.

bog-wood may used in joinery make furniture or wood carving. bog-wood has aesthetically interesting shapes (similar driftwood) , may use ornaments. bog-wood dries out, may crack or split, not detract aesthetic qualities. due natural color, traditionally favored wood carving of dirks (bìodagan) , sgian-dubh in scottish highlands.

bog-wood used in aquaria ornaments, providing hiding places fish , growing surface plants such java fern. additionally, leaching of organic compounds such tannins water causes brown coloration.

during nineteenth century bog oak used make carved decorative items such jewelry , in parts of world still used craft unique artifacts. prized in tudor period dark hue, bog oak used construct throne of peter great in construction of venetian places , bedroom suite of louis xiv.

souvenirs made out of morta / bog-wood



tobacco pipe made of morta / bog-wood

one of uses of morta making of tobacco pipes. ideal material because of high percentage of minerals, reaching 12%, makes morta resistant burning. because underground currents erase traces of tannin, resin , similar ingredients in bog-wood, pipes constructed of ancient wood provide neutral taste during tobacco smoking. due challenges of extraction , processing, today there relatively small number of pipemakers make pipes out of morta.

in addition pipes, bog-wood has traditionally been used construct decorative objects , items everyday use. today, modern drying techniques have made possible preserve larger planks of bog oak suitable floor coverings, furniture, doors, window frames, , sculptures.[1]