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Kathy Marshall
03-23-2013, 12:25 AM
Nearly identical mini hollow forms.
Turned from green olive wood. I cut off 2 sections from a small branch and went to it, so these are endgrain with the pith in.
They are 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" finished with antique oil. The openings are about 5/8" or so and the lips are just a hair different on each. The one on the right was turned yesterday and darkened up so I expect the one on the left to darken up the same.
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
Steve Schlumpf
03-23-2013, 12:34 AM
Nice work! Sure is some pretty wood!
Roger Chandler
03-23-2013, 6:39 AM
olive wood sure is pretty..........nice forms, K!
Allan Ferguson
03-23-2013, 8:05 AM
Love that grain and color. Allan
Steve bellinger
03-23-2013, 8:24 AM
And the winner of Johns contest is Kathy. Great job, as soon as i saw that coke can i knew where these were going.
Edward Cypher
03-23-2013, 11:03 AM
Nice job Kathy. Great grain and it complements the form. I wish I could turn two that even resembled each other.
Bernie Weishapl
03-23-2013, 11:47 AM
Nice Kathy. Really nice wood and the grain is great.
BILL DONAHUE
03-23-2013, 12:12 PM
Beautiful pieces in every respect. Bet it was fun to turn, also. Any time I've used olive, and that's always been on pens, it has been a joy to turn.
Joe Meirhaeghe
03-23-2013, 5:46 PM
Nice form & the wood looks great. Did you turn them from green to finish ?
Alan Trout
03-23-2013, 6:18 PM
Those are cut little dudes. Well done

Alan
Ron Ford
03-23-2013, 6:50 PM
They're beautiful! I really like the grain of the wood. Nice work!
Harry Robinette
03-23-2013, 9:44 PM
Really nice pieces love the wood and the work.
Kathy Marshall
03-24-2013, 9:05 PM
Thanks guys!
Can't go wrong with olive, pretty wood and cuts like a dream, just have to avoid the cracks.

Joe, yes they were turned green to finish.
Joe Meirhaeghe
03-25-2013, 10:19 AM
Thanks guys!
Can't go wrong with olive, pretty wood and cuts like a dream, just have to avoid the cracks.

Joe, yes they were turned green to finish.
Kathy, I've never turned olive so I don't know anything about it's properties. However I'd think you'd have a lot of cracking problems especially living in a dry climate like Arizona. So how do you you deal with this?
Kathy Marshall
03-25-2013, 11:16 PM
Kathy, I've never turned olive so I don't know anything about it's properties. However I'd think you'd have a lot of cracking problems especially living in a dry climate like Arizona. So how do you you deal with this?

Joe, to prevent cracking I bag the pieces in ziplock bags and just leave them cracked open a bit. That lets them dry slowly. Just have to watch for mold, but I've only had that show up on a couple of pieces and caught early, it wipes right off. Obviously this wouldn't work in a more humid environment, but it works for me. Paper bags just don't give enough protection here (especially if stored in the shop).