I like turning olivewood!

[mmayo]

It may not be the best looking wood, but it turns easily and smells great. I made these pens for a niece and her husband. The kits are from PSI and Wordturningz and the thought was to make somewhat matching pens with some differences. The blanks turned as easily as anything I have turned in my brief pen-turning history. The Ca finish was not as easy. I needed to remove all Ca from the comfort after finding a speck of blue paper towel within the finish. Oh well, if it looks good at the end - that is what counts - not the effort needed. Kinda

 

[Joe S.]

I really like the designer!

 

[Edward Cypher]

Great picture!!!
Nice pens too.

 

[betwisted]

+1 on the really cool pic...nice pens too :redface:

 

[mikespenturningz]

Olive wood is just beautiful wood. That image is just great. I like the way you made a mirror image underneath.

 

[tigerlily]

Nice photography! Beautiful pens!

 

[SDB777]

Outstanding! And your commitment to quality is what I like hearing about!!!!




Scott (smell funny wood-wife says so) B

 

[Boz]

I just turned some BOW this weekend. I love the smell while turning it. Great photography. I just finished making my photo set up using your post on the subject. I have located any black glass so I am using some white ink jet media.

 

[George417]

Olive wood is easy to turn and takes a good finish.
Finished product is a pleasure to behold.

 

[mick]

George Olivewood has some fantastic figure. Your pens like great. Especially the Designer. Got a suggestion next time you turn one try Black Titanium hardware. You'll be amazed how the Bl Ti really pops the Olivewood!

 

[hobbyist2013]

Outstanding! Nice presentation too! That is a beautiful pen! Smooth and clean work! Way to go.

 

[LagniappeRob]

I've found that the BOW blanks I order directly from Israel have some of the nicest figure to them. I have a few "standard" and "exhibition" quality from a large US supplier and pulled a few at random from the directly bought box. You'd have a hard time telling the direct ones from the "exhibition" quality. The "standard" ones are my least figured.

It takes 3 weeks or so to get them in, but worth the wait. I just order ahead now.