olive wood bowl

[laurie sullivan]

I scored some fresh cut olive (1 4ft log and a couple of crutch pieces) and this was one of the crutch pieces. I love the smell of this wood.

 

[Lenny]

Absolutely Beautiful!

 

[Jim15]

That's awesome Laurie.

 

[David Keller]

Gorgeous stuff. I've got olive envy.

 

[greggas]

Laurie I am very jealous..a 4' olive log ??!! The bowl looks nice......wish olive grew in Boston!

 

[Fred]

Laurie ... Definitely a beautiful bowl. One thing though, is that a piece of crotch wood and not crutch wood? Maybe I have missed something along the way ... either way, it is still an excellent turning. What is the finish you used for this piece? What are the dimensions?

 

[CSue]

That's one of my favorite woods to work with! Great "score!" and beautiful bowl.

 

[robutacion]

Gorgeous stuff. I've got olive envy.

Do you, really...???:biggrin:

Yeah I agree, Olive will be always Olive, well... so I hope...!

Turning dry Olive wood is not bad but, the "dog's bones" is on the green stuff, is like carving a knife in soft butter and the smell is just over powering, in the best of senses, off-course...! even tough I've been told of people that can't stand the smell of Olive wood...! shame... bloody shame...!:frown:

I must admit, I may have worked damn hard to one day have as much Olive as I want (sort of... is never too much...!) but that day has come a couple of years ago, which I "share" with everyone and if I keep alive and the written contract I have with one of the farmers in the area, does not go south, 3 humongous 160 year old Majestic Olive trees (Frantoio/Paragon) were cut by me 2 years ago, another 3 or 4 in a month or so, and the rest (total of 9) within the next 5 years max. I'm indeed a lucky man, rare goes the day that I'm not either slabbing, slicing, dicing, cutting, turning, making round/square/pen blanks, sanding of just buggering about with Olive wood, Majestic or Wild Olive species...!:biggrin:

Now..., remember green Olive wood has a mind of its own, and unless you sleep with it, it will crack...!:wink:

Nice bowl, by-the-way...!

Cheers
George

 

[nava1uni]

Beautiful bowl. I also love working with Olive.

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Beautiful!

Robin

 

[Padre]

Those are gorgeous. And I agree wholeheartedly, the smell of working with olive wood is fantastic.

 

[holmqer]

Great looking wood and form. I have tried that basic form a few times and struggle to get one I really like.

 

[1dweeb]

Nice Bowl.

 

[Fred]

Now..., remember green Olive wood has a mind of its own, and unless you sleep with it, it will crack...!

Is this where most of us have gone wrong? I NEVER sleep with my wood and I have a bunch that is cracked to prove it if George's theory is correct.

 

[laurie sullivan]

This wood will crack even if you dip in a vat of CA.

Thanks everyone.

Laurie