Wow 😍Wow Amazing Olive Wood Turning
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Today I turn a piece of Olive Wood I was given when visting Phil Anderson from ShadyAcres Wood Shop. The piece was full of cracks but that led to a turning full of beauty. You dont't want to miss this one!
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Thank You Gary, Thank You Phil...Early this morning I commented but I guess I did not click the comment button? Beautiful wood, beautiful grain... I do like Olive Wood and I look forward to your next performance Gary.... TM
Thanks TM. I had something else ready for today but finished this one last night and just had to post it. Such a beautiful piece of wood I did not want it to wait. Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary. You have turned many beautiful pieces in the past, but when you put the sanding sealer on WOW. It just made the piece exquisite. One of your very very best. Thank You
Thanks so much Dave. It sure is one of my favorites. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Good morning, Gary.
I am sure you and Phil enjoyed getting together for a visit. Friends are a wonderful part of our lives. A bonus to your visit was the gift of wood from a friend. I have found, when turning a piece of wood given from a friend, I reflect on our friendship and can pray for them all while turning their gift of wood. Makes for a very special experience.
The Olive bowl has incredible beauty and will be a reminder of your visit with Phil. Nice.
Not sure when it first appeared but I noticed a wood spirit carving by your headstock in this video.
All the best,
Ray
Thank you Ray! Your words are so very true. You are going to see something I am doing where the gift from some wood will be used to show our friendship with a couple we were in a prayer group for 12 years till they moved across the states. We still meet online once a week to continue it. I will explain more after the second turning in this story.
I have basically made two turnings from one piece of Walnut. They are really close to being mirror images I will be sending one to them after the video is posted. Then i will tell the story.
So I carved that wood spirit about 4 or 5 years ago. Been on the backside of the lathe but not in view. He has a rare earth magnet so it will not fall over.
Might have to bring his big brother out LOL
Take care my friend,
Gary
Excellent! I hope to see the video and hear the story. A magnet, just thought your lathe was very solid. Perfect.
Garry what a beautiful piece of wood you have there. Phil is a good friend to give you these. Its just gorgeous inside , well done.
Thanks Alan, he even let me pick out the ones I wanted. He had a nice bin of the stuff. Maybe it is time to go up to the Olympic National Park again LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Just an awesome bowl! Don't worry about the air filter running... doesn't affect the video and helps your lungs. Thanks for sharing, Master.
Thanks so much Julian. I do want to move a few feet.
Might need one of our sons help. Heavy and overhead do not work so well for me.😵💫
Beautiful! Olive wood never disappoints, particularly when turned by a master.
Thank you very much David that is very kind of you. I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
The bowl is gorgeous. I live all the cracks,the swirls of the grain etc. Lot of character to ir.
Thanks so much Mary. All this is a very special part of Olive wood. Happy you liked it.
Gary
Hola Papa,
Lovely piece of wood (Thank you Phil). The complexity of the grain is amazing!
Keep the aspidistra flying!
God bless,
Paul
Howdy Paul , for sure it has beautiful grain.
Take care my friend,
Gary
An absolute beauty Gary, olive wood is a rare wood here and maybe all you can get is small pieces to turn pens! That certainly is a treasure to keep forever, well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks Al. Not so easy to get around here but I think there are a few places in Oregon they do grow olives. So that should be trees 😂 are here as well.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Truly beautiful wood Gary, I don't get to turn olive very often, very expensive in the UK, but when I do I'm always amazed by the beauty in the wood. You did a great job, that was not an easy turning! All the best, Mike
Thanks so much Mike. So is the Olive wood you get really hard as well. I know some is not nearly as hard as this.
Take care,
Gary
Oh, how I love Olive Wood and that piece is just gorgeous!
Thank you very much Carol. Now if it only grew on trees
.................................around here LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
So much character! It's beautiful, Gary! How can you not love olive wood?
Thanks Billy. For sure this piece was a special chunk of wood. It was long enough to make it a bigger turning but I cut about 4 or so inches off. Just so I could have the heart wood show up better. Now to use that little scrap. I see something in it as well but will wait. Want to save it for a bit.
Take care,
Gary
Very pretty! Olive seldom disappoints - right after walnut. And thanks to Phil of Eighty Shakers for providing the wood.
Thanks Dave I sure love this piece. And Phil is a great guy.
Take care,
Gary
Morning Gary, Olive Wood never disappoints and that is the case with this piece.
Beautiful.
Take care my friend.
Hwyl, Huw
Thank you Huw! I have the turning from the piece of Olive you gave me sitting on and end table next to where we sit when it is time to relax for the day. That was one beautiful piece of wood as well.
Take care buddy!
Hwyl,
Gary
Gorgeous! I was definitely afraid for you in the turning, that the massive crack would break the piece. Glad it survived. And I agree that the cracks and the bottom inclusions add good interest the the piece. Also the heartwood showing around the entire outside is beautiful.
Thanks Susan. I was concerned at first about the crack but not as much once I got the outside shaped.
Not all pieces will you get heart wood going all they way around. Had a lot to do with how I cut the piece. And how much I cut off to reach it. One of my favorite turnings and happy you liked it.
Gary
Beautiful piece Gary. That olive is alive with figure and shapes. Awesome. Cool that it came from Phil
Thank you Mark. I sure was excited to see the possibiites in the piece. Sure happy it worked out. I got an OH WOW from the wife so that was a good thing. Getting it from Phil was extra special. But visiting with him the day he gave it to me was even better.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
At 18:50, I can see a man in a hoodie. Or maybe an astronaut! Absolutely beautiful grain!
Nice job of seeing that face. Kind of looks like both.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's a fantastic looking bowl. You did a great job taking the time, care and patience to keep it all wood even with the cracks - so many other turners would have plopped it in a bucket of resin to make it easier. You kept the integrity of the grain as the beauty factor, and it came out just gorgeous. Nice work!
Thank you very much Qapla for your kind words. That was my plan. I could not imagine dealing with the mess resin can make. I have enough trouble with all the shavings and dust getting into places. Not that I do not think resin looks good. It does in some things but it is just not for me.
Take care,
Gary
Noise is good, it means that the shop isn't just for show, it's a working shop. Love it and the bowl.
So true! Hard not to have noises but I have been wanting to move it anyway. Only about a foot and turn it about 45 degrees. It will do a better job. It is just so heavy I will need to get one of our sons to help.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
This piece and so much more came from Dan Archer from Las Vegas before I shared some with you, Gary. Dan's a great guy and this Olive is great wood! You did a fabulous job turning and finishing this beautiful bowl. Simply impeccable! It does take lots of sharpening due to the sand that accompanies each piece from Las Vegas. But, it rewards you for all your time and effort as you know! Really nice job, buddy! Keep'em coming! 😀
Phil
Thanks Phil, I did remember it came from Las Vegas but did not recall his name. Very generous of him to bring it that far and for you to give me the pieces.
This was so much fun to do(even with all the work) and the grain itself helped to find the shape.
As hard as it was to cut it sanded pretty nicely despite the sand in the wood LOL. Then doing your favorite finish of two coats of sealer and 2 coats of shellac did the trick. It will be a real treasure for us and thanks again for the this piece. But the visit was even better.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 It is difficult to turn but you know you're going to have a fantastic piece so it does make it a little easier. You sure did a great job! And yes, I treasure your visit! Very cool!
O WOW gary just look at that olive wood grain. weldone.
Manjit thanks so much my friend.
Gary
I also like the grain in olive wood. It makes fantastic squarish bowls.
Thanks Gary, I really enjoy your videos
Thank you Greg. I sure thought about making it square. But I cut the piece so I had another smaller piece for a turning.
And square would have hid a lot of what is on the outside. But that small piece I have left just might be perfect for a square one.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That was one challenging looking piece of wood at the start there, Gary. Incredible way that you handled it and navigated around those interesting inclusions and cracks. Fantastic finish, also. Great turning.
Thanks Jay it was a pretty hard piece of wood and I stopped many times to find a way to the bottom. Happy you liked it.
Gary
That is a beautiful piece Gary what a lovely grain pattern thankyou for sharing and thanks to Phil for giving you such a nice piece of olivewood
Thanks Ronnie. I was ticked pink when he offered it to me. An amazing wood for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gorgeous... You and Phil make my weekends... Thanks for sharing. From CARDIFF Wales UK
Thanks so much Richard. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Olive wood is just so beautiful. Amazing work on this.
Personally, I think I would have filled in all the cracks and holes with black resin to make a completely smooth surface. But that might just be me...?
Thank you Chaos!
Resin has gotten very popular and I think it can look great in some cases.
I choose not to use it for many reasons but enjoy seeing a good turning with resin.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow, an amazing piece. Those cracks looked like a huge challenge. That wood spirit sure be kept eye on you.
Thank you Chris! Yes I put him there so he could see what is going on. I get lots of good advice from him.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Envy envy...beautiful wood...great work...the noise lets people know its not AI😮...stay safe...press on 😎 Joe
Thanks Joe! If it was AI they would have had a younger turner without white hair LOL!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Grey hair and vintage age add to the validity of the work 👍
Wow ! That grain is just exceptional ! Gorgeous ! So much to look at . You really did this bowl justice Gary . Thank you for sharing and hope you have a great weekend . WE sure hope this heat subsides soon .
Thank you Jon. I sure love how it turned out. My plan was to have as much heart wood showing and it worked out.
Heat...oh man it was hot again yesterday and might be cooling down around here. But this is Oregon and the weather do a lot of guessing LOL
Stay cool my friend,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I believe it is supposed to be 99 today and 103 tomorrow . Then to cool on the low 90's ! I cannot wait ! Have a great weekend Gary .
Olive wood has some of the best grain. Hard to believe a lot goes as fuel for pizza ovens in Italy. But.... The flavour it gives...
Thanks Kev! I suppose to use for cooking pizza I can understand LOL
Sounds like there must be a lot of it in Italy.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice piece Gary. Thanks to my other favorite Phil.
Thanks so much Moe I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Очень красивая древесина! Спасибо за хорошую работу!
Большое спасибо, я ценю ваши комментарии и спасибо за просмотр,
Гэри
That was a beautiful piece of wood and you made a beautiful bowl from it. I noticed your self portrait stick that you made on a camping trip with your grandsons (I remembered).
Bill
Thanks Bill. Yup just like me.
Be he is not as rough around the edges as me lol
Gary
Beautiful, I have always liked the look of olive Wood. Always so many different and interesting patterns in it.
Thank you Derek. There sure are lots of cool looking shapes and patterns in Olive wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Olive wood is a very pretty wood. I love to look at things made with it. But I have noticed it can be full of cracks. But it is still beautiful ..
Thanks Chris. I guess I will take a few of those cracks just to get the beautiful grain.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Olive wood is so beautiful..its my favourite wood to turn.. looks beautiful ❤
Thank you very much Fiona I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Very nice Gary olive wood is spectacular. Also thank you Phil.
Thank you very much Kevin. For sure thank you Phil or I would not have had this piece.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely stunning , you did Phil justice with that beautiful bowl Gary ! cheers, Bram
Thank you Bram. Yeah I think it turned out pretty nice.
Take care,
Gary
Oh how pretty! I love the base with the dips. The grain patterns are gorgeous! ❤
Thank you so much Jane. The grain is amazing for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I haven't turned olive wood yet..
Yours is beautiful..
Thank you Charlie. Hope you are able to find a piece.
Take care,
Gary
Olive is fantastic, great bowl Papa!!
Thank you very much Edward I appreciate you watching,
Gary
I was recently given a 20 year old log of olive wood to turn into three bowls. It’s hardness is rated at 2650, white oak is 1,050. It’s very difficult to turn ,but takes a beautiful finish. Your bowl turned out nice. Tom.
Thank you Tom. It seems a lot depends on where it grows. This came from Arizona in the desert area as I underestand.
It is very hard. I was sent a piece of African Olive that turned like butter.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
AMAZING! Very impressive work! Thank you so much for sharing so the rest of us can learn.
Thanks Michael I appreciate your comments.
Gary
That's a real beauty crack and all, spiders web on the outside big eye on the inside, grand job, i say when you was taking the tenon off i spied a round piece near the lathe casing, looked like frowning eyes with a nose and mouth face, looks like its been whittled. All the best from Lincolnshire UK P S thank you Phil for passing this piece onto Gary.
Thank you Gary. It was fun watching all these features show up as I turned.
Oh yeah I carved that old guy a few years ago. We had 2 grandsons with us on a camping trip and I carved one for each one of them even carved one on a branch behind our camp site for others to discover.
I should do some more they are fun to do
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice, the olive wood grain and color are beautiful, thanks for another great video.
Thank you very much David. It sure is a special wood. My wife loves Olive wood and Padauk. Well I think she likes them all but those are her favorite.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great job Gary. Olive is always beautiful.
Thank you Walt. For sure Olive is such a beautiful wood. A very important wood. Goes back many years.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
...well, your title says it all...love the cracks and inclusion...so much character...👍
I also subscribed to "Stelios kalogerakis", whom I believe to be somewhere around the Mediterranean, and works almost exclusively with olive wood...he's done some impressive pieces...
But again, love this piece...🥂
Matt
Thank you Matt. Yes it has lots of cracks. There are some types of Olive wood that is not as hard and seems to have less cracks. I turned a piece of African Olive that was crack free and turned like butter. But does not have this same look.
I have watched Stelios myself.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful ending to a difficult piece,well done!
Thank you Don I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Yes WOW. An awesome piece. Really like how olive wood turns out. Thank you Phil for this great piec of lumber. Keep up the awesome work Gary. 👽
Thank you very much for your kind words. I apprecaite you watching,
Gary
Wow, Gary, that looks great. Olive wood just never fails to impress. Great job!
Thanks so much. Gotta love Olive wood for sure. I do have some scraps left and just though of an ideal. Might carve a neckless for my wife. Not wood turning but she will love it.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 That sounds like a great idea. I'm sure she will love it. 😇
Beautiful grain. You did a great job on it. Thanks.
Thank you Garth I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Gorgeous wood and bowl. I may actually have to try the olive I have now. I haven’t wanted to screw it up, but man oh man is that gorgeous
Thank you very much. I hung on to this last piece for a number of years. I do have a few small scraps though.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary another stunning bowl, a species of wood I've yet to turn thanks for sharing,
Kind regards From will 👍 😊
Thank you Will. Hope you can find a piece to turn. It sure is some cool wood.
Gary
Truly beautiful Gary 👍🏴
Thank you Jim I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Nice figures, pretty wood. Beautiful.
Thanks Khan!
Take care,
Gary
Really lovely piece. So nice of Phil.
Thank you Jonathan. Yes it sure was nice of him. I brought along some wood for him as well.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Such a beautiful grain. Too bad it has that tendency to split so badly. You turned a lovely bowl. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks Doug! The grain is really tight and seems to be going in many directions. A good formula for cracks. At least they look good against the beauty of the wood.
Take care,
Gary
Love it Gary Very Beautiful bowl! That olive wood is just some amazing stuff😎
Thank you Kimsey. Yes it is a spectacular wood for sure.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Sehr schönes Stück. Wunderschönes Holz. Habe aus diesem Holz schöne Schreiber gedrechselt. (Venezianische Olive)
Vielen Dank, Josef. Ich weiß es zu schätzen, dass du zuschaust und kommentierst.
Gary
Very nice Gary. The wood is just beautiful. Thank you for sharing. See you on the next one
Thanks Albert for sure this wood has it all.
Take care,
Gary
@ThePapa1947 like the song. You can call me Al. I only remember my mom calling me Albert. Especially when I was in trouble. I'm happy that I found your channel. When I told you about worldwide woodturners. It starts 7 eastern time. So you should be able to make it to choir practice. It would be nice to meet you there and say hi. Be safe 🙏
Beautiful bowl that is well done. Are my eyes failing me since I see that you use the round nose scraper upside down. Never seen it used that way but it appears to work great.
Thank you very Peter I appreciate you watching.
That is a negative rake scraper. It is ground on the top and the bottom. Works great.
I grind both sides at 40 degrees.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Really beautiful. I like watching you work. You have a steady hand with the tools.
Well thank you very much Barry I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Amazing grain Gary, it held together really well.
Thanks Bill. This wood is very strong. A very dense grain that my bandsaw did not like.
But what you get is worth it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
So pretty Gary! You did Phil proud with that one!! 🙂
Thanks Laura it was sure fun to do.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Lovely bowl Gary, can't beat olive for swirly bits. I turn a lot of it over here in Spain, I hate to break it to everyone but they use it as firewood 😢. Almond wood is another favourite, also used for firewood. I only have a small space to keep what I can salvage unfortunately.
Thanks Colin. Well I guess if you have a lot of it then it becomes firewood. Where they have Mesquite that seems to be the same. We do not have it here but would like to.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
17:10 duck face with one black eye ....lol
Nice job spotting the duck Greg. Clear as can be.
Gary
Gorgeous grain and color! I was afraid it would come apart while you turned it because of the cracks but it didn’t. Nice job Gary!
Thanks Stuart, it is a very strong wood. But I stopped a lot to check it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Forgot to ask about the carved face on the bed of your lathe by the headstock. Has that always been there and what’s the story behind it?
@@STMwoodturning I have had him on my headstock and a few other places. I put a rare earth magnet on the bottom.
I carved it from a branch a few years ago. Did a lot of them at the time.
They are called wood spirits. Back then a friend at the gym asked me to carve 7 for Christmas friends for his relatives. All were different and he picked them to fit who would get them.
Bass wood is easier and have not used it because I like the look of the branch and leave them pretty natural.
So there you go.....oh I put a rare earth magnet on the bottom so he would stay put
@@ThePapa1947 thanks for explanation Gary 😊
Clutching my heart, I admit to suffering from wood envy.😔
Ahh Josh I feel the same. I do have to admit I studied this piece hard before I cut it up just to have this grain show up.
All the while knowing that is under what we see may not be what is there. But it sure was.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice piece Gary! Love the way you addressed the challenges of the wood. Very nicely done.
Lowell
Thanks so much. I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
That is a beautiful piece of wood, made better by your skill.
Thanks so much Mark I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Nice piece! Never turned olive, but it is on my wishlist :)
Thank you John, I will say it is a very hard wood . The cracks make it a bit harder although I turned some Africah Olive that turned real nice.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hermoso trabajo Gary,felicitaciones!!!.Saludos desde Argentina!!!🤗
Gracias Pablo agradezco tus comentarios.
gary
Really pretty! I love your work
Bob
Thank you Bob I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Amazing piece of wood great job!
Thank you Luie I appreciate you watching.
Take care,
Gary
I do love olivewood! I bet it smelled amazing!
Thank you Chris. Well I have no idea on the smell. I have minimum sense of smell. Lost it all in 2006 but some has come back.
As Igor said in Young Frankenstein "what hump?". Well for this video "what noise" from the vaccum. I understood things quite well.
Gary, your next assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to make more shelves for your wife . You are quickly loading up her shelves with beautiful wood turnings. This one is exquisite, in my opinion. The figure seen in the bowl is unbelievable. Very nice!!!
It is also nice to see wood turning using the flaws in the wood to enhance the natural beauty instead of filling with resin that covers things up.
Good One!!!!!
Thank you John. You should see all the bowls I have in the shop that she has not seen. Might be time to get a booth at the local Saturday Market. NOT...Maybe come Christmas time I will have some gifts.
Resin has its place. I used gallons of it at work to duplicate patterns if the customer wanted 4 on a board. Dang good use of it if you ask me.
I think my next assignment is to drag the upright piano into the back and take it apart. This will make room for more shelves LOL. But we have been talking about getting rid of it for years. Has some nice wood in it.
Gary
Both you and Phil are a joy to watch turning. Thank you both.
Thanks so much. I know I sure enjoy watching Phil turn. Happy I am on your list.
Gary
Beautiful wood and bowl design. Thanks for the fun while I cool down. Have a good day.
Thank you Travis. Cool down would be nice. It will be 95 degrees today. And I will be cooling down for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
A stunning piece! I never would've thought something so cracked would turn so nice and not explode; I certainly wouldn't be brave enough to try, but maybe after watching this I'll have the nerve to give it a shot!
Thank you very much Johnny. You have no idea how many times I stopped to look it over. The key to it was when I put CA in the first crack that I pointed out. This kept it from vibrating and causing the larger crack to move around.
But also the wood is very strong.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
l like the out side look nice job
Thank you Delbert I appreciate you watching,
Gary
beautiful bowl love it
Thanks Bobby I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Gary, nice to have a friend like Phil! Olive wood has a truly beautiful color and grain. The shape of the bowl is pleasing and I do like the features/inclusions of the wood. With the finish…georgious👍
When grinding the NR scraper is it at 40 degrees top & bottom?
Thank you Skip. For sure Phil is great guy and had a wonderful visit back then.
Happy you like the bowl. I shoot for 40 degress per side but I see I have migrated to 43 and it seems to work great. I may have change the platform at one time and did not get it bact to 40. Almost anything less than 90 will work.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
This must rate as one of your most beautiful rustic turnings - Truly I'm envious! The grain and the flaws in this somewhat simple turning sends it to another level. In all honesty only a very skilled person could have achieved the delightful outcome - a credit to you.
Thank you very much Anthony. I do think that sometimes a simple shape will help the beauty of the grain really stand out.
This is the last of the big pieces I had and sure happy with how it turned out. I may glue the scraps of the others together and make something out of them.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Man that looks great. I gotta get my hands on some olive sometime.
Thank you Jim it sure is a special wood. Does not grow around here but it seems to grow in desert areas.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice work Gary, love it 👍
Thanks Terry I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Well done. Beautiful.🙂🙂
Thanks so much Glen I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Lovely Gary! I’ve never turned Olive but one day! Like you, I love the patterns and contrast of the grain. It’s very beautiful and with time will even get more so as the wood ages and mellows. I know Phil likes to embrace the cracks, but sometimes you have to fill ‘em to save a piece and this was worth saving for sure. Cheers, Rick
Thanks so much Rick. I was concerned with how the crack that went all they way across the face also went down the side. A little filling helped to keep it from vibrating instead of cutting. That ended up the only place I did fill.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely sensational.
Thanks so much Dawn very happy you liked it.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I LOVE it.
I like to reinforce cracks and inclusions with thin CA before getting too far into it to ward off unplanned disassembly. Sometimes treat the blank and put it back on the shelf for a few days. What’s your take on that?
Well Gary I see nothing wrong with that plan. But if I look it over and see it is going to be ok then I will proceed and stop a lot.
Gary
Gorgeous piece. Olive wood is a challenge for certain. Strange, beautiful, and unstable wood, but the results!💯
Thank you Michael. It also does not make nice clean shavings. Very dense and twisty grain.
But well worth it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice piece of olive with outstanding grain. What I really liked was the little guy sitting on the whey's. Nice job!
Thank you Paul. A few years ago I got into carving Wood Spirits. Did a lot of them.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Quite a collection of cracks and inclusions! The finished piece is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you Larry. There was one crack that had me worried but it held together just fine.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
It’s gorgeous, George!
Thank you very much Gorgeous George was a wrestler many years ago I think LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's a beautiful piece of work
Thank you Pat I appreciate you watching and commenting,
Gary
Gorgeous ❤ Thanks Phil
Thanks Mary, a very generous gift from Phil. But the visit was even better.
Take care,
Gary
Another beautiful bowl Gary. Olive wood is very hard, and difficult to turn, but the reward you get is so worth it.
It really is Les. Knowing how beautiful it is makes it worth it for sure.
Take care,
Gary
Gorgeous grains colors of grains Beautiful curved
Thanks Gaetan I appreciate you watching,
Gary
@ThePapa1947 all time ⏲️ watching love and learning
Really great piece..To quote Phils "it looks beautious!"
Thanks Tom. Yes he would say that. I can hear him now LOL. I sure enjoyed turning it and happy you liked it.
Gary
You do great work
Thank you very much Harvey I appreciate your comment.
Gary
Spectacular! I love olive wood. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching Johathan I appreciate you watching,
Gary