bethlehem

I posted the text below as a response in another thread. I know that people are interested in pen blank certificates and the special olive wood from Bethlehem and Jerusalem, so I decided to start a new thread to make it easier to find. Whether there is any worth to it has yet to be determined...

Thin blue line, thin red line two Bethlehem olive faith hope and love

AUTHENTIC / BETHLEHEM Olive Wood Pen Blanks DARK GRAINS& EXTREMELY FIGURED AROUND ALL SIDES GRADE A+++ PRODUCED FROM THE HEART WOOD OF THE OLIVE BRANCH THIS PRODUCT IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM BETHLEHEM THROUGH JERUSALEM / THE HOLY LAND Sizes: 5" X 0.75" X 0.75" PURCHASE INCLUDES...

Highly Figured Bethlehem Olive Wood Pen Blanks

AUTHENTIC / BETHLEHEM Olive Wood Pen Blanks DARK GRAINS& EXTREMELY FIGURED AROUND ALL SIDES GRADE A+++ PRODUCED FROM THE HEART WOOD OF THE OLIVE BRANCH THIS PRODUCT IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM BETHLEHEM THROUGH JERUSALEM / THE HOLY LAND Sizes: 5" X 0.75" X 0.75" PURCHASE INCLUDES...

I bought certified Bethlehem olive wood at the Georgia symposium in September. I was cutting it into Slimline size blanks and noticed something unusual, to me, in the wood. There are spots of light colored wood. Any idea what it is? Hopefully, it won't affect the final turned blank. Thanks...