A while back I chainsawed an olive flat and noticed it had an interesting pattern to the wood. Since then I've tried to cut a slab off of the larger olives that I've dug to one day use for display purposes.
I finished up these three during lockdown. My chainsawing is pretty rough so after I chainsaw the slab off (and leave it to dry) I do a lot of planing to get things flat and level, then some sanding, and then finish with tung oil which does a good job at bringing out the patterns in the wood without making it too shiny.
For sanding these slabs I used a random orbital sander with whatever discs I had in the shed (lockdown and all...) which ended up being 40, 60 and 240 grit - a winning combination! For the sides I used a Dremel to sand off the sharp and loose bits.
Olive slabs
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Re: Olive slabs
Very lovely wood, olive is. This is where I hope to one day put my woodworking skills to good use - nice display stands and slabs. Now just need to give it 5-10 years before anything I own is nice enough to warrant a stand of some kind...
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Re: Olive slabs
Not sure if you would consider but I use a rig to help me control the chainsaw better.
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Re: Olive slabs
Beautiful slabs and features amongst those!
I’m just scared of the olives you’re digging if they’re the bits you’re chopping off!!
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I’m just scared of the olives you’re digging if they’re the bits you’re chopping off!!
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