Thread: Olive wood

Originally Posted by Penpal

Out of the blank room into the light different source,the grain changed three times as I turned it.

Peter.

I think you have now inspired me to give pen turning a go - will have to research it.

Originally Posted by Penpal

Out of the blank room into the light different source,the grain changed three times as I turned it.

Peter.

Very nice Pen Peter,really nice outcome.
Olive wood is just such a beautiful timber to work with.

Cheers Matt.

A bold pen, the grain in the Olive is spectacular. Thanks for showing this beauty Peter.

Good onya Peter,

That's the way to revive flagging interest in the skill of pen making.... like you have, by example, showing a beauty like this.
Well done!!

Eugene

Beautiful. Never saw a piece of olivewood that I didn't admire.

Originally Posted by Penpal

Out of the blank room into the light different source,the grain changed three times as I turned it.

Peter.

Peter - is that pen just finished with CA glue or was an oil or similar used?

Two coats of CA mate.

Peter.

Originally Posted by Penpal

Two coats of CA mate.

Peter.

It certainly comes up nice - am raiding an olive grove on Wednesday!

Originally Posted by Penpal

Out of the blank room into the light different source,the grain changed three times as I turned it.

Peter.

Another quick question if I may - do you know if the blank came from the trunk or a branch of the olive tree?

I brought back 1/2 a ton of mixed branches and trunk,another time I found several logs cut on a nature strip ,you know the way people do when they want you to help yourself. If you harvest you can find grain is elusive and in the heartwood,be prepared its very heavy wet or dry,slow drying. I dried mine in my roof space with a house fan blowing on it 24/7 and used it when a sample stack showed no change I checked each week. For me it was a patience thing.

I will look for a pic in my roof space there was a lot of Olive blanks there at this time. Have fun it will exercise your bandsaw no end.

Kind regards Peter.

Blanks drying in the roof.JPGPicture in roof space. Peter.Olive in RH Stack and elsewhere.