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21st June 2015, 05:20 PM #1Senior Member
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African Olive - any good for turning?
I have a friend with a number of African olive trees on his property that need to be removed. Is the timber any good for turning?
thanks,
Peter
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21st June 2015, 05:25 PM #2China
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The best way to find out if a particulsr timber is suitable for turning is to mount a piece in the lathe and see what happens
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21st June 2015, 05:50 PM #3
Short answer is yes. Try and get the root balls as well as the main tree, often the best grain is in the bits below ground.
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21st June 2015, 05:57 PM #4
You could easily pass on a bit to me and I'll test it for you your not to far away at Razorback
Good score its real nice to turn smells divine.
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21st June 2015, 06:13 PM #5Senior Member
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Thanks guys
Looks like I'll be helping my mate then . He was going to dry it for firewood because it burns well. I'll get a good stash.
Cheers,
peter
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21st June 2015, 06:46 PM #6
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22nd June 2015, 04:50 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Pic from a local dealer:
http://www.cormarkint.com/wp-content..._b-150x150.jpg
Olive wood bowl blank prices here, USA:
https://www.westpennhardwoods.com/ca...9-531b9c84747bSo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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22nd June 2015, 10:57 AM #8Senior Member
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Sounds like a new JV enterprise is in order
Maybe I can spin some income to support by debilitating and expensive habit
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22nd June 2015, 04:22 PM #9
When I sometimes run across logs I find that after cutting them. especially for the lathe I have some very odd pieces. These odd pieces(thin and cracked) is what I pass on to a fellow who uses them as firewood.
I would suggest that you mention this to your friend so that he knows the waste will go back to him.
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22nd June 2015, 05:09 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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A beautiful timber .The little bit of it that I have turned had even more prominent grain than the olive tree that you get olives off, of which I have turned heaps . Get it cut down the pith ASAP as olive tends to split like mad.
Ted
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28th June 2015, 08:02 AM #11
Super sharp tools, prone to crack, finishes beautifully. My source is Razorback as well. It is a localised pest problem there so use as much as you can get your hands on. I found it much easier when it is three quarters dry rather than fully dry FWIW.
It is not like the food olive and the timber is very different to work. We have tried pickling the fruit but it is a waste of time."We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer
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