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Bog Oak Wood

Bog oak

The wood sold under the name of bog oak is used to make high-quality knife handles. Bog oak is not a separate oak species, but oak wood that has been submerged in a bog for a long time. Oak trunks are found in bogs, swamps, on riverbanks and lake shores, where they have been submerged for several centuries or even millennia.

Bog oak is often found in regions that used to have large bogs or swamps, such as central Europe, for example, where moors and swamps were still common in the Middle Ages. The trunks of the bog oak used today are up to 8500 years old. Bog oaks are subfossil structures. They are the remains of once living organisms that are not fully fossilized yet – unlike proper fossils which are usually more than 10,000 years old.

Some bog oak trunks can reach a diameter of more than one meter and a length of up to 20 meters. Being immersed in a bog or swamp or on a muddy river bank or lake shore, the tannic acid in the oak wood reacts with the iron salt in the water, which results in a strong discoloration of the wood. The wood color can vary from trunk to trunk – ranging from light gray to yellow and brown and deepest black.

The color of bog oak is rather irregular and varied. Another special characteristic of bog oak is that the wood is usually very hard. However, the hardness depends very much on the age of the trunk and its environmental conditions. Most bog oak wood is easy to process. Thanks to its interesting, varied coloring, bog oak wood has been used to make furniture veneers for several centuries.

It is not often used in solid wood construction. Handle scales made from bog oak are regarded as very valuable and exclusive.

Knives with Bog oak handle scales
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Slipjoint, M390, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Boxer EDC Bog Oak
  • Pocket Knife
  • M390
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • No
119,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Slipjoint, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Annual Damascus 2022
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Raphael Durand
  • Slipjoint
  • No
339,00 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, C75, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Barlow Oak Tree
  • Pocket Knife
  • C75
  • Nickel Silver, Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
120,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Backlock, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Pocket Bog Oak Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Backlock
  • No
194,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Barlow BFF Damast
  • Fixed Blade
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Lucas Burnley
  • Fixed
356,00 € *
Kochmesser, Braun, CPM-154, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Pure CPM Bog Oak Chef's Knife
  • Kitchen Knife
  • CPM-154
  • Bog Oak Wood
179,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Backlock, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Mamba Bog Oak Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Nickel Silver, Bog Oak Wood
  • Backlock
  • No
439,00 € * 329,00 € *
Rasiermesser, Schwarz, Silberstahl, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Barbershop Cologne 2.0
  • Straight Razor
  • Silberstahl
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • 6/8 Inch
  • French Point
230,00 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Backlock, 440C, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Mamba Bog Oak Wood
  • Pocket Knife
  • 440C
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Backlock
  • No
124,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, 4034, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Stockman Bog Oak
  • Pocket Knife
  • 4034
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
99,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, C75, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Stockman Oak Tree
  • Pocket Knife
  • C75
  • Nickel Silver, Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
79,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, 440C, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Pen Knife Oak Tree
  • Pocket Knife
  • 440C
  • Nickel Silver, Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
89,95 € * 59,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Barlow Classic Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
169,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Backlock, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Fellow Classic Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Backlock
  • No
259,00 € * 175,41 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen 20-20 Classic Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
279,00 € * 194,91 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Trapper Classic Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
209,00 € * 146,17 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Stockman Classic Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
189,95 € * 116,93 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Pen Knife Classic Damascus
  • Pocket Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
149,95 € * 99,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nein, Backlock, 440C, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Fellow Classic
  • Pocket Knife
  • 440C
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Backlock
  • No
116,93 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Nagelhau, Slipjoint, 440C, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Pen Knife Classic
  • Pocket Knife
  • 440C
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Slipjoint
  • Nail Nick
73,95 € * 58,44 € *
Kochmesser, Schwarz, Feststehend, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Damascus Pure Chef's Knife
  • Kitchen Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Jens Anso
  • Fixed
1.095,00 € *
Kochmesser, Schwarz, Feststehend, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Damascus Pure Santoku
  • Kitchen Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Jens Anso
  • Fixed
955,00 € *
Kochmesser, Schwarz, Feststehend, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Damascus Pure Utility Knife
  • Kitchen Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Jens Anso
  • Fixed
580,00 € *
Kochmesser, Schwarz, Feststehend, Damast, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Damascus Pure Office Knife
  • Kitchen Knife
  • Damascus
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Jens Anso
  • Fixed
415,00 € * 369,00 € *
Steakmesser, Schwarz, Feststehend, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Steak Knife Bog Oak
  • Steak Knife
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Fixed
57,95 € * 38,94 € *
Steakgabel, Braun, Feststehend, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Steak Fork Bog Oak
  • Steak Fork
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Fixed
56,49 € *
Steakmesser, Braun, Feststehend, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Steak Cutlery Bog Oak
  • Steak Knife
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • Fixed
104,95 € * 68,19 € *
Rasiermesser, Schwarz, Kohlenstoffstahl, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Pearl Scale Tang 6/8"
  • Straight Razor
  • Carbon Steel
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • 6/8 Inch
  • Square Point
249,00 € *
Rasiermesser, Schwarz, Kohlenstoffstahl, Mooreichenholz
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Schwarzgold
  • Straight Razor
  • Carbon Steel
  • Bog Oak Wood
  • 6/8 Inch
  • Square Point
249,00 € *
Rasierpinsel, Schwarz, Mooreichenholz
Sale
Böker Manufaktur Solingen Modern Bog Oak
  • Shaving Brush
  • Bog Oak Wood
76,95 € * 57,95 € *