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[flexi]

Hi All,
I have a colleague who has a property in Cyprus, he has bought back some Olive wood for me to make pens with, well if these first two are anything to go by...... Its 500 years old and as dry as a prune, a lot of surface shakes and splits, so sharp tools, slow cuts and a liberal amount of CA... Just to turn them!

 

[pittswood]

Bloody fantastic olive wood. I do love olive as a dressing on a pen. Well done mate, nice set.
Kelvin

 

[alan morrison]

Well, you did a super job with them, Mark.

Great grain on the first one.

 

[Dalboy]

Well worth sticking with them as they turned out great.

 

[AllenN]

Tricky it may have been but boy wasn’t it worth it. Lovely stuff.

 

[flexi]

Tricky it may have been but boy wasn’t it worth it. Lovely stuff.

It has to be some of the nicest figured Olive I have done and it also had a lovely smell when cutting it.

 

[Geoff Kent]

Lovely job there Mark.Olive is such a wonderful timber and yes,the aroma is gorgeous.If the timber is bone dry you could try brushing olive or finishing oil on the blanks until no more oil is absorbed.This may rejuvenate the wood and should make turning easier.Use finishing oil as the final finish,it takes a fair amount of time but looks good and is pretty hard wearing.

 

[Penpal]

As you knowI favour Olive Wood. Wherever it grows it has distinction,like your pen mate.

 

[Padster]

I think they look great, never had the pleasure or challenge maybe of olive wood, but I like those

Padster

 

[Gadget-UK]

As already said, stunning.
Love Olive Wood, made a few and have kept them all (just can't part with them )

 

[flexi]

As already said, stunning.
Love Olive Wood, made a few and have kept them all (just can't part with them )

It wasn't an option on these

 

[Bill Mooney]

You have done a great job of those mate.

 

[Garno]

Those results Mark are one of the reasons I look up to and respect your skill (you rank in my top three)

 

[TVS]

Amazing m8 shows your skills as a master of the lathe

 

[Garno]

Lovely job there Mark.Olive is such a wonderful timber and yes,the aroma is gorgeous.If the timber is bone dry you could try brushing olive or finishing oil on the blanks until no more oil is absorbed.This may rejuvenate the wood and should make turning easier.Use finishing oil as the final finish,it takes a fair amount of time but looks good and is pretty hard wearing.

Would that work with all wood types or just Olive?

 

[Geoff Kent]

Hi Gary,nice to see you back.Yes,you can use oil to rejuvenate many dried out timbers.The drier the wood the more oil will be used.Apply until it "sits" on the surface then leave to be absorbed.Reapply when dry and repeat until no more oil is soaked up.Oil is also good if you have problems with end grain fluffing up.Apply some oil,leave to dry then carry on turning.The fluffing up should be considerably reduced.
Oils to use are Danish,finishing,Tung etc.Do NOT use vegetable oil eg Rapeseed.It will go rancid and smell awful.