Ancient Woods
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Bristlecone Pine
$63.00 – $273.00
Bristlecone Pine
$63.00 – $273.00During our first Kickstarter one of our backers put down a challenge in the comments, to see if I could come up with wood from the Methuselah Tree, the worlds oldest living Bristlecone Pine, and the worlds oldest living organism. While there’s no way in hell I would cut down a tree that’s well over 4,000 years old. Bristle Cone Pines, while not common, do grow in isolated groves just below the tree line all over the southwest.
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Ancient Bog Wood
$63.00 – $273.00
Ancient Bog Wood
$63.00 – $273.00Bog oak is a catchall name for partially fossilized wood. Although most of this wood, as its name implies, is from an oak trees, partially fossilized yew or pine wood is also considered bog oak. Bog oak is made possible by compounds called tannins, an acidic brownish substance; renowned for it’s preservation properties. It has even preserved humans, such as the Tollund Man, or the Elling Woman.
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Ancient Kauri
$63.00 – $273.00
Ancient Kauri
$63.00 – $273.00Kauri is a giant tree and the oldest workable wood on the planet. How old is it? well, we say 50 thousand years, but that isn’t entirely cut and dry. When you’re on the Autobahn, behind the wheel and pegging your speedometer out at 150 mph, how fast are you going? The speedometer says 150, but you know you’re going faster than that. Radio carbon dating stops at 50 thousand years. Only thing we know for sure is that these trees were ancient before they died, some 50 thousand years ago.
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