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7th February 2022, 10:12 AM #16.
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There are heaps growing here but i've only been able to get a few and most would have come from domestic Yards.
The best one was a 100+ year old tree from the North Perth Monastery, 2m trunk ranging from about 500mm at the base to about 300 at 2m, brought back to me by the tree lopper monkeys in 250 mm long blocks!
If I remember I get the tree loppers to collect even the smaller branches and have cut these up for wood turners and have give stuff to the Mens shed.
This spoon is about 450 long and came from a big branch from a yard tree
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This is from a branch from the North Perth Monastery tree
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This is from other yard tree
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Offcuts get used to make "tools" for SWMBOs needle felted wool related hobbies.
IMG_4786.jpgLast edited by BobL; 23rd February 2022 at 09:59 AM.
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7th February 2022, 10:58 AM #17
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7th February 2022, 04:52 PM #18.
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Whoops. . . . the monastery was set up in the early 1900's, so its 100+ years old.
The mallet is turned out of a large branch - if you look carefully you'll see the middle of the branch (ie heart wood) is outside the handle. This was done deliberately so that the heartwood was not inside the handle to increase the strength of the connection of the handle to the head.Last edited by BobL; 23rd February 2022 at 09:55 AM.
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6th March 2022, 03:07 PM #19
If people are buying Bethlehem Olivewood, Mike E Saad is the only one I deal with in Israel.
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15th May 2022, 03:19 AM #20Member
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The Wild Olive or African Olive has been renamed Olea Europaea Sp Africana. It is common here in South Africa and is a great timber to work with. Turns well and is highly sought after (common name here is Wild Olive or Olienhout)
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The Wild Olive or African Olive has been renamed Olea Europaea Sp Africana. It is common here in South Africa and is a great timber to work with. Turns well and is highly sought after (common name here is Wild Olive or Olienhout)
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