Bethlehem Olive Wood

[Bobby McCarley]

I have been asked to make a chalice for a church that was est. in 1843.
I thought it would be nice to make it out of BOW. I would like to find a piece
at least 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 6 but have been unable to find anything that size.
Does any one know of a source for that size. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bobby
Louisiana

[Norm Zax]

Are you prepared to fill voids with epoxy and other additives? There will be voids at that size.

[Donny Lawson]

You might have to laminate a few pieces together but I'm sure Woodcraft has something close.
Donny

[Ken Glass]

Bobby,
you might look at this site. http://www.bethlehemolivewood.net/bases.html It shows solid bases in different sizes and shows one at the bottom that is 220 mm almost square which is 8.6". Not sure if they have them, but I just got 12 Stopper blanks from them and their wood is excellent and comes with authenticity certification also. It might be worth a call. They have a US toll free number.

[David Woodruff]

Harvey Shinerock of "Its a Burl" has whole trunks from the California olive groves. It's not BOW but it is beautiful, swirly, multi color bandied and smells great when turning. Should be able to Google It's a Burl. Good Luck