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I need some Olive wood.

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I’m in need of some high figured olive wood for an upcoming project.

could probably use a large turning blank or slab and cut down to my needs. or I could use smaller blocks or boards, say 1”-1 1/2”thick by 2 1/2” wide by 5” long.

Thanks!
Zane
 
LSCG said:
I’m in need of some high figured olive wood for an upcoming project.

could probably use a large turning blank or slab and cut down to my needs. or I could use smaller blocks or boards, say 1”-1 1/2”thick by 2 1/2” wide by 5” long.

Thanks!
Zane
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Why are you calling that large? ........... Nubs
 
LSCG said:
What do you mean?
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The sizes your listing are not classified as large in his (and my) mind.

Olive is pretty easy to get a hold of. There should be many online distributors of speciality species around and you will find some here. I could get some for you from here but I’m quite certain that Austrian taxes and shipping would hurt the operation more than any benefit you could achieve from getting the wood from me (assuming there is a benefit to that in the first place)
 
LSCG said:
I’m in need of some high figured olive wood for an upcoming project.

could probably use a large turning blank or slab and cut down to my needs. or I could use smaller blocks or boards, say 1”-1 1/2”thick by 2 1/2” wide by 5” long.

Thanks!
Zane
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Ocooch Hardwoods usually has olive wood listed in the "Handpicked" section. Most of the boards they have are 1" thick and quite a bit larger than 2.5" × 5". If you need a thicker piece, give them a call; they might be able to set up a custom order. I've always gotten good quality and service from them.

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daniscool said:
The sizes your listing are not classified as large in his (and my) mind.

Olive is pretty easy to get a hold of. There should be many online distributors of speciality species around and you will find some here. I could get some for you from here but I’m quite certain that Austrian taxes and shipping would hurt the operation more than any benefit you could achieve from getting the wood from me (assuming there is a benefit to that in the first place)
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well if y’all read it again I didn’t call those listed sizes large. I actually called them smaller blocks/boards.
 
LSCG said:
well if y’all read it again I didn’t call those listed sizes large. I actually called them smaller blocks/boards.
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OK, I reread your post. I stand corrected. It's too bad the Olive I have doesn't really show color like some I've had and seen in the past on trunks over 6' diameter. ............. Nubs
 
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OK, I reread your post. I stand corrected. It's too bad the Olive I have doesn't really show color like some I've had and seen in the past on trunks over 6' diameter. ............. Nubs
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I'm gonna make an edit. The olive I've seen and had did not have 6' OD trunks. They were Burl Balls that Olive has at ground level.
I've seen one in Orange, California that has to be over 8-9 feet at the ground. .......... Nubs
 
As Ben said, Ocooch typically has slabs of olive for quite cheap. The aesthetics can be hit or miss with their olive, but it is very reasonably priced. I have purchased at least 3 of their olive slabs, and they are good quality and heavy and the pictures are accurate to what you get (true of anything from Ocooch). You just need to browse their hand-picked section for one that looks good to you. Ocooch does not enhance their online photos; what you see is what you get.
 
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