YEAH THATS RIGHT
one of my friends asked me if I needed any oak for some carriages ??
didnt think much of that as I got some already .
and lots of others , such as apple and elm .
but when he smiled and told me that it was 5 200 years old I start listening very carefully .
I have some that comes from shipwreacks 250 - 400 years old ,
that is absolutely black when polished and oiled .
I was very curious to know how an 5 200 year old oak looked like .
but I was both disappointed and excited when I got the pictures ,
I thought it should be black but it wasnt .
its really beautiful .
this logs have been digged up from an bog during some construction work ,
it had been very slow air dried since it was milled to boards in 1992 .
but how to know the age ??
the largest historical museum in sweden statens naturhistoriska museum in stockholm
have had an analysis made by the carbon 14 method on those logs
they dated them 5 200 years back +/- 70 years .
full test certificate are available .
now we talking stoneage wood
ok its just to buy the lot and stock it until its needed .
wish I could , but its an very tiny problem .
THE PRICE
approximately 100+ us dollar per pound ( 2 000 swedish kronor per kilo )
but I couldnt resist to show it for you guys ,
if there is anyone who want the ultimate in wood for your carriage building