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Mining for olive gold

Penpal

Penpal

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Olive Wood cut 80 yr old trees about 3/4 ton from a disused Grove neglected for years.

I cut the long pieces I brought home to shorts about a foot or so long looking for the elusive grain. Found some only.

Today I cut one piece 5 yrs later another reason I like Slimlines I can cut my preference cross cut around 1 inch square and follow the grain.

Quick pic flash.

Peter.
 

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paulm

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That wood is gorgeous, bring on the photos of the finished products.
 
Penpal

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I agree it has grain all through the pic of the slice shows the shakes all through I avoided completely one time I would have gone for slimmer blanks but now I would rather one one inch sound blanks to allow adjustment I throw away inferior blanks too little time.

Peter.
 
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