Available is two strips of dark bog oak scales to make your own knife with
 
Dryness: Kiln dried

Colour: black with a significantly higher density and hardness than ordinary oak. Bog oak was formed when huge oak trees were submerged under water and silt in anaerobic conditions thousands of years ago. This stock has been carbon dated and is at least 3300 years old.

The black colour is a chemical reaction between the tannin in the oak and ferrous compounds in the water.

Bog oak is one of the most difficult woods to dry and must be kiln dried carefully. A very large percentage of material is lost in the drying process.
 
To complete handle to desired condition will require pinning, glueing, filing, rasping, sanding and oiling.