Olivewood Rice Bowl

[Bill in Buena Park]

I have a bunch of olivewood blanks in various sizes from a tree harvested a couple years back, so I decided to see how one of the smaller blanks would turn, and decided it was a good size for a rice bowl. This is what came out. Video link below, thanks for watching.

[twistsol]

Absolutely beautiful. I've turned precisely two things in my life and still think turning is pretty close to magic.

[Carlos]

That's a great look. My wife, the pen maker in our house, made me a couple of olivewood pens. I really like that wood. I asked her to leave them unfinished and just let them patina, and just occasionally wipe them with olive oil. Great results over the years.

[cwsmith]

Beautiful bowl and I love the 'figure' of the grain, very distinctive. Best of all was your video, which I really admired the production of. Wish I could do that, but no such skill here.


Thanks,

CWS

[Bill in Buena Park]

Thanks guys, olive being a softer wood, it was a fun change from some of the harder stuff I've been turning recently, and it smells great.

[leehljp]

Beautiful grain. Don't you just love it when you take the outer and some inner layers off and discover the beautiful grain inside?

Well done!

[Carlos]

Beautiful grain. Don't you just love it when you take the outer and some inner layers off and discover the beautiful grain inside?

How to turn a bowl: Remove the ugly bits that don't resemble a bowl. Done.

[Bill in Buena Park]

How to turn a bowl: Remove the ugly bits that don't resemble a bowl. Done.

Exactly.