Long natural processes contribute to the transformation of tree species. By this concept, we can mean not only negative influencing qualities, but also positive ones. As a result of being under water for dozens, hundreds of years, and even millennia, oak trunks acquire invaluable qualities, becoming extremely hard and getting a unique color of a singed or even blackish hue.
Under water, the integrity of the oak is maintained due to a unique characteristic - the presence of a special tannin in the structure of the tree .
Bog oak is a component of an elegant and expensive interior.
Features of the reaction
Change in the physical and mechanical characteristics of wood associated with the passage of complex chemical reactions: leaching of water-soluble substances contained in cell walls. The process is proved by the results of numerous studies conducted by N. T. Kuznetsov in the 30s of the last century.
As a result, it was possible to establish that stained wood contains 75% less water-soluble substances than natural wood. This indicates an increase in the porosity of cells and a decrease in their density, which as a result leads to an increase in the saturation limit humidity, balancing shrinkage, and maximum humidity. It is this factor that explains the absolute shrinkage of boards or workpieces during drying of the sawing material.
The analysis data contributed to the development of thought and the formation of a new technology for drying wood and prefabricated blanks up to 22-32 mm thick in a convective or convective microwave oven, and a vacuum-dielectric drying plant.
The use of advanced technologies has resolved the issue of thermal processing of wood. Internal and external cracking is practically absent. Collapse in such cases is unacceptable.
Interesting concepts put forward by researchers and scientists do not end there. The study of the properties of stained wood is in the process of processing geoanalysis data and continues its evolution in the world.
Features of extraction and processing of oak
The process is complex and time-consuming, and not every specialist can handle wood. Despite this, the products deserve the highest praise due to their qualities.
Important! If you intend to process or decorate the surface with stained wood, then try to prepare the material in advance. It takes more than one year to process a tree.
To obtain such valuable material, water areas of significant volumes are examined, especially the bottom of water bodies. At the same time, work is carried out in very difficult conditions.
How is a tree raised to the surface?
Having discovered the trunk, bog oak is lifted ashore. In this case, one cannot do without the use of technology, since one tree weighs in the region of 10-20 tons. Before starting to cut the material, wood drawn from water at the first stage is evaluated for quality. Sometimes a tree that has been taken out of the water and prepared for processing is completely unsuitable for further work. As soon as the material is sawn, immediately begin to manufacture parquet, furniture, doors or window frames. Untreated stained wood, aged under water for many years, quickly deteriorates on the surface. Therefore, it is subject to immediate processing. As you have most likely noticed, the extraction of bog oak is a laborious process.
Material scope
Even if you have never heard of such a material, you can imagine that this species of wood is used not in one but in at least five areas of application.
Due to the fact that bog oak is quite rare and even more valuable material, it involves manual fine processing.
Most often, furniture is made of wood, souvenirs that are doomed to turn into antique objects. It is worth noting that the floor or other types of coatings used in the interior design have a long service life.
Is it possible to produce bog oak in artificial conditions?
Thanks to the development of innovations and the movement of technological progress, it is possible to change the natural characteristics, properties and indicators of natural wood. Today, scientists are able to successfully simulate the color of wood under the moraine, while maintaining aesthetic and persistent characteristics, achieving maximum moisture resistance.
As an option - stained oak at home. This opportunity is simple and affordable and ideal for those who want to get an unusual oak material with silver streaks inside.
For this, a stain is useful - a special mixture that mimics the color of a natural moraine of a tree species.
Apply the product in two stages: the first time on the surface of the tree under a slight slope, making strokes across the fibers, the second along. During work, they use a flat wide brush - a flute, intended for applying stains and simulating imperceptible natural transitions of tones. This is the best tool, characterized by softness and at the same time elasticity of the pile. Stains are often used to simulate a “bog oak” shade for a laminate.
What is included in the wood stain?
Impregnation is made on the basis of three components:
- Water. Water-based formulations are better absorbed and more likely absorbed by wood. In the process of processing the wood needs to be dried, which takes more time. The result is a uniform shade that is easy to correct with a sponge. After waiting for the complete drying of the material, it is coated with coatings.
- Ethyl alcohol. It gives in to instant evaporation, therefore it requires high-quality and quick application and caution in action. They work with such an impregnation only in special gloves and a mask. Otherwise, it will not be possible to achieve uniform tinting of the material. Therefore, masters prefer not to work manually, but when using special equipment - a spray gun.
- Alkidov. In addition to obtaining wood in the desired shade, alkyd stain allows you to increase the resistance of the material to external negative factors acting on the material. Therefore, coating the product with varnish can be missed, except for shine.
Remember that home-dyed raw materials are easy to distinguish from natural bog oak. Therefore, artificial material is often used in baths, saunas, pools, and other rooms with high humidity.
Why is stained wood popular?
Even at a time when man had just begun to develop the Earth, the tree took a reliable allied position, as the first available material. Whatever the conditions and the development of scientific and technological progress, natural wood has always been in demand, and this trend will remain leading for more than a century. Environmentally friendly wood is not only safe, but also gives the room a special charm and comfort.
Given that ordinary wood has not become so interesting in recent years compared to other progressive materials, it’s time to collect laurels in a moraine forest. According to the strength characteristics, the material resembles stone because of the properties obtained during the period of stay under water.
The color of bog oak is not the main advantage that makes the material predominant in the choice. Dumped wood is not afraid of either cold, moisture, or pests that destroy hectares of forest. Stained material does not require specific care or additional processing. At the same time, it remains the standard of naturalness, environmental friendliness, and purity.
How is it that the result is stained wood?
The whole secret is in tannins, which, as a result of the formation of compounds with iron salts, are transformed into heavy-duty and durable. Bog oak boards can be called newly degenerated material with unique characteristics.
Interesting! The forest was rafted naturally along large rivers around the world. The riverbanks were strengthened by oak groves, and when the trunks fell into the water, they remained there for natural processing by the elements of nature. 90% of them have already been processed, but some of the trees are washed away with silt, and have remained under water to this day, acquiring even greater value.
The use of bog wood in construction
Guess why such a house will not be afraid of snow, or rain, nor windy, nor frosty weather. All thanks to the "school of survival", traversed by wood at the bottom of the bay, wormwood, lake, pond or other reservoir where it was located.
The main advantage of the stained wood structure is environmental friendliness. It is difficult to imagine even more natural material for constructing a residential building. An interesting look is bog oak siding.
The unique material of its kind, ideal for construction, is also made by the absence of shrinkage during the drying process. The newly built housing is completely ready for use without risks to human life and health.
Stained wood in the interior
To create a unique style often use:
The only requirements for the material used in interior decoration are environmental friendliness and aesthetics, and bog oak products completely fill these requests. Often in mansions you can find parquet made of stained oak, which looks unsurpassed.
No fungi or insects are terrible for wooden structures of this type. Therefore, such a coating does not imply additional processing with protective equipment, but this is another plus to the environmental friendliness of the house.
The price of wood starts at 12,500 rubles per 1m 3 . It does not matter how much a bog oak costs, the main thing is that the material is of high quality.
Production of stained wood furniture
For such purposes are best suited:
When describing bog oak furniture, the simple name is “exclusive material”. The tone and texture of natural wood is unique. Depth of color varies: from light gray to black and blue, from pale pink to amber.
Interesting! Masters compare the pattern of slices of stained oak with a map of the starry sky - the same unimaginably beautiful picture.
Unmistakably, such furniture is an unobtrusive, but pronounced sign of taste and a specific level of well-being of the owner of the house.
Making stained wood products
Natural wood products that have passed centuries of natural processing are widespread on the market. From the stained forest produce:
- stairs of any shape;
- windows "bog oak" (shade);
- window sills;
- furniture panels;
- flooring;
- Wall panels;
- tinted doors “bog oak”;
- siding and other materials for outdoor construction work and home improvement.
Bog wood is an interesting solution for creating a room in the Scandinavian style.
It's nice to look at the interior when it has something unusual. Bog wood is an element that completely meets the needs of the designer, creating new and new things to improve human comfort.