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Italian olive also known has Mediterranean olive is a dense, oily, beautiful golden brown lumber with brown and black streaks running through it. These trees are usually only harvested when they are too old to produce olives or are damaged by disease or nature. Olives are usually pruned to keep the olives close to the ground so long lengths in olive are uncommon. Olive can also come with tiger striping and burl. We have had planks three feet wide and twelve feet long from three hundred year old trees.
*Dense oily wood excellent for kitchen utensils
*Usually found in short lengths
*Used for knife handles
*Olive can be beautifully figured
*Difficult wood to dry due to oily characteristics and density
Note: All pictures of boards that appear wet, have been wiped with denature alcohol to help show natural color. We use denature alcohol because it evaporates and does not effect the moisture content of the wood. Also, please keep in mind that the pictures below are only examples of the wood and not actual products available for sale. Please check our Internet Store or the Flitch and Log Set Inventory for actual products for sale for this species.
