Small Olive box

[Adam Pinson]

Small Olive box with Ipe finial

 

[Democritus]

Hi Adam
Another great piece. I notice that you use a lot of olive wood for your pieces. Where do you get it? I have been trying to get some for a while, but without success.
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[Adam Pinson]

Hi Adam
Another great piece. I notice that you use a lot of olive wood for your pieces. Where do you get it? I have been trying to get some for a while, but without success.
D

Thanks, all of the Olive I use is salvaged from the firewood delivery pile, if we drive the car back to Blighty any time next year I'll remember to stick a couple of logs in the car and we'll try to get them to you (presuming you're in the UK)

 

[Democritus]

Cheers, Adam
It would be much appreciated.
D

 

[Trainee neophyte]

I'm just jealous. I wish I could do that.

Very pretty.

 

[topchippyles]

Hi Adam
Another great piece. I notice that you use a lot of olive wood for your pieces. Where do you get it? I have been trying to get some for a while, but without success.
D

Thanks, all of the Olive I use is salvaged from the firewood delivery pile, if we drive the car back to Blighty any time next year I'll remember to stick a couple of logs in the car and we'll try to get them to you (presuming you're in the UK)

I have some lovely olive ash which i have milled up this year.

 

[Nelly111s]

Hi Adam
Another great piece. I notice that you use a lot of olive wood for your pieces. Where do you get it? I have been trying to get some for a while, but without success.
D

Olivewoodturning

 

[Democritus]

Thanks, Nelly,
I know about Olivewoodturning. The have olive planks in abundance, great for spindle work, or furniture making, but I want bowl blanks. They do not seem to have them.
Anyway, cheers for the pointer.
D

 

[clogs]

Mr. Neophyte,
when my workshop is finished, fly over for the weekend and I'll show you how......
no probs....

 

[Adam Pinson]

I'm just jealous. I wish I could do that.

Very pretty.

Thanks a lot, Olive is a special wood, i'm very fortunate to have access to it.

 

[Adam Pinson]

Olivewoodturning

Not seen this site before, i'll have a gander, cheers

 

[Trainee neophyte]

Thanks a lot, Olive is a special wood, i'm very fortunate to have access to it.

Here is some of the olive wood I have access to (it's all olive)

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I even have a lathe that I was given about 8 years ago, but never used. Last week the new belt for the lathe arrived, but that is as far as I have got with it. Need to make a stand next, and then very, very cautiously, I will see what happens when bits of firewood spin at high speed.

I've asked myself "What could possibly go wrong?", and the list is quite long...two pairs of underpants, I think.

 

[sunnybob]

You should be making river tables and hotel foyer furniture with those pieces.

 

[clogs]

sunnybob,
its everywhere and often even big old trees will be cut up for firewood....makes me cry.....
most fire wood come from pruned trees tho...when I say pruned, they hack it back to the stump.....
and within months it's growing back.....guess thats how they keep em going for a 1000 years.....
I have access to a guy with tree stumps 1/2 to 1ton.....that should make a nice bowl.....
hence buying the Wadkin RS......just cant fine enough money for a DB lathe anymore.....
should have bought one when they were cheap.....realativley speaking.......

 

[Trainee neophyte]

You should be making river tables and hotel foyer furniture with those pieces.

Neither option appeals, oddly. Currently they are tucked away, drying, while I try and come up with something suitable. In the meantime I am making things like sharpening stone boxes and mortice gauges, because to me it is free wood.

I just looked at the olivewood turning site, and they are selling firewood for pizza ovens at £5.00 per kilo - it's all the offcuts from their workshop, it would seem. Olivewood firewood here, as in my photo above, sells for €0.10 a kilo, or €100 a ton, if you prefer. Anyone want a truck load?

 

[sunnybob]

Strangely, despite living next to an olive grove and talking to the farmer often, I have never seen a tree cut down, apart from minor pruning of branches that are so small that firewood is the only use for them. But I have seen him dig up entire trees and sell them on.
I shall have to ask him next time he comes past.

 

[Trainee neophyte]

https://villaggioverde.co.uk/product-category/mature-olive-trees/
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[Adam Pinson]

Here is some of the olive wood I have access to (it's all olive)

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I even have a lathe that I was given about 8 years ago, but never used. Last week the new belt for the lathe arrived, but that is as far as I have got with it. Need to make a stand next, and then very, very cautiously, I will see what happens when bits of firewood spin at high speed.

I've asked myself "What could possibly go wrong?", and the list is quite long...two pairs of underpants, I think.

Wow lovely slabs, I had a smallish one like that and made a hanging lamp out of it, slabs like that are also great for turning, that Olive smell is amazing

 

[Nelly111s]

@Democritus
Bowl blanks

 

[Adam Pinson]

@Democritus
Bowl blanks

WOW... expensive ! Glad i find all mine in the firewood I may have to fill up the car with Olive logs and drive it over to Blighty, my new job, Olive dealer !