Olive Wood
These articles are those which feature the use of wood from the tree botanically known as Olea europaea. Items made may include turned wood pens, bowls, and other craft items such as bottle stoppers, key chains, pill holders, or other items. These articles do NOT include discussion of the wood known as African Olive, for which there are several botanical names and sub species including O. capensis, O. hochstetteri, O. ferruguinea, (aka Osmanthus welwitschii, Steganthus welwitschii, Linociera welwitschii, Mayepea welwitschii) and Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata, the last being a well known and reviled invasive weed species in regions ranging from Australia to Hawaii.
Other sources of Olivewood are likely in existence, especially in the areas of California where the trees are extensively cultivated for the fruit. Many orchards have recently been …
But before I could turn the piece, I had to true off the ends of the blank, which was cut about ΒΌ inch longer than necessary. Without truing …
While I have written about Olive extensively before, this post provides an updated discussion of my personal experiences with the wood as well as information specific to disambiguation between …
Once up on a time, I found some agricultural trimmings from an olive orchard waiting to be burned as waste. I rescued some pieces, kept them on a …
Olive wood from the Holy Land/Jerusalem/Bethlehem provides a unique and wonderful material for making turned wood pens, especially for those of the Christian faith because of the deep significance …