olive wood

I'm still hung up on bolo tie making (see my previous posts) - catching some eyes around the world. I don't usually cut up my paintings into pieces, but I couldn't resist the impulse here; steps: Hand made mica based paints (made with pigment + Golden GAC 100 acrylic polymer or thicker...

Wife wants to make a number of OliveWood items for a couple who is getting married in Italy (destination wedding and engagement party). I want to suprise her with some good Olive Wood for bowls,pens, and bottle stoppers. Any ideas where can get the wood at a reasonable price?

I think it was here that someone mentioned cutting up olive wood cutting boards they bought at places like Home Goods for pen blanks. Another possible source this year is Trader Joes if you have one near you. I was at the one in Olympia yesterday and they had a couple pretty good stacks of...

AUTHENTIC / BETHLEHEM Olive Wood Pen turning 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...

This listing is for ~ 4+ lb ( around 1850 gram ) of BETHLEHEM olive wood cutoffs that were left over while cutting turning blanks. They are highly figured and still contain moisture. The box will contain random pieces pictured. . around 30mm to 60mm ( random sizes ) . Can be use as pen blanks ...

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...

Hi! It's been a while (1.5 year?) when I last visited IAP. And I missed it! So after two days working on photos of my recent pens, I've decided to post some of my "special" pens here. The one's that I'm proud of, first:) When me and my better half were preparing for a wedding a year ago...

Hello, What suggestions can you give me to make a flat surface on a 7mm pen, in order to give me 1 1/2 mm, (1/16") to engrave on a flat surface. Please give me a technical description of how to hold the pen, and how to create the FLAT surface. Tools available: - Lathes, Dremel, Pillar...

Hi all! Nothing biblical about this olive from my neighborhood. I cut the blank out of a split log that i had put on standby under my work table, not far from the trash actually... A few days ago, while i was trying to grab some stuff down there, i looked at it again and it hit me that i...