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While the furniture is beautiful, (that cabinet is out of this world), do you really need bog oak to give it that beauty? Can't it be manufactured to the same b
by yitchelle 6y ago
While the furniture is beautiful, (that cabinet is out of this world), do you really need bog oak to give it that beauty? Can't it be manufactured to the same beauty using wood from today's trees?
- TylerE 6y agoOne case where old wood is actually useful is musical instruments. Old growth wood is much denser than modern farmed wood, and this does (usually Good) good things to the sound.
- anonAndOn 6y agoWhile artificial petrifaction is possible in a lab, I doubt it's practical at full log scale. You are only going to get this kind of timber from the right anaerobic conditions and (x) thousand years.
- madengr 6y agoNo. I cut down a 5,000 YO tree and the table I made out of it turned out great. Also, the Chinese will buy the sawdust as a libido enhancer.
- bradford 6y ago> Can't it be manufactured to the same beauty using wood from today's trees? I work with wood, and I'd like to think the answer is yes. While bog oak does have a special beauty to it (I can't think of another wood that's similar), most wood species have their own special qualities, and I wouldn't say that bog oak is inherently any more beautiful than walnut/cherry or many other varieties. Bog oak is notable for its rarity and difficulty in handling. This drives up the cost and makes it coveted. But beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.