Beautiful Olive Wood Scrap - Wood Turning

[@Maker_Mikey]

That scrap looks like it came off my friends flatbed... more precisely my driveway... Our state capitol had to take out the olive trees planted about the time of the second great war, and my friend left them for me to dull my gouges on. Pretty amazing stuff.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks for the story! I’ve heard a lot of tales about olive wood… It is really cool stuff. Gary

[@williamswhistlepipes]

Very nice work. It’s always rewarding when they turn out like this👍🏻👍🏻

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you William I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

[@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop]

Very good use of a small scrap of a beautiful piece of wood, Gary! Those turnings are some of my favorites. Quick and easy but just as artful as anything else. It was fun watching you work out the details, getting the thickness just right, and then that signature finish of yours. Great job, buddy!😊 Phil

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Phil. The whole time I was turning it I was thinking of the great trip we went on back then and our last stop was vising with you. What a treat it was when you offered me some Olive wood. It was better than when I got taken to the candy store and told pick out what you want LOL. I am going to have to do another quick one for next week. We have an extra choir practice tomorrow then we sing Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. But it is all good Thanks again for the beautiful wood my friend. All my best, Gary

[@PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop]

@@ThePapa1947 Merry Christmas, my friend. I will cherish our time together that day for the rest of my life!

[@jordanarmstrong4839]

Amazing patch work on that bark. I would never be able to tell you had patched it.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Jordan. I was proud of that patch work on the bark. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary

[@TomRedmon-o4c]

Great piece of Olive and the turning brings out the beauty.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Tom Olive wood is so beautiful. I appreciate the comment. Gary

[@TomRedmon-o4c]

@@ThePapa1947 Truly appreciate the artist at work.

[@tuffymartinez]

Thank You Gary, Thank You Phil Anderson....THAT is one tiny piece of Olive wood and it turned out far better than I could imagine when you started. Until next time Gary.... TM

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks TM. There was no way I was going to toss that piece. It was a matter of seeing what it might be so I did not make chips for the smoker LOL. But I am not sure if it would be good smoking wood. I know most all fruit woods are good. Is an olive a fruit....lol Thanks for watching, Gary

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

Beautiful piece of lumber/art Gary! Especially a scrap!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Chris. Hard to beat Olive wood. I do have a small piece with is all sap wood so will need to try and figure out what to make out of it. Happy New Year!

[@TheMessyStudio]

Looks great, Gary! Have a Merry Christmas, my friend!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Billy. I hope you have the best one you can during these hard days. Take care buddy, Gary

[@AlanHanson-i9z]

That is a beauty, and you got all the lovely parts of that wood showing! Well done and thanks! I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Cheers Al

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Al! Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you and your family as well! Gary

[@johnslaughter5475]

Very nice, Gary. It shows that even a small piece of wood can be turned into something nice. If I'd been doing it, I think I would've turned the ends, very carefully, so that their arc matched that of the bowl. I recently had a Douglas Fir cut down. It branched near the top. I kept two of those pieces. I'm going to put them in the garage to start drying for the winter. Then I'll build a small kiln, similar to yours, to finish the drying. The tree rings are very neat and I think these will come out very nicely. Hopefully next winter.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you John. Curving the ends up was sure an option. But watching the heart wood I could see turning it all away to get that shape. And for me that grain is what the wood is all about. Sounds like you are all set to dry some wood. Coming soon you will see how I have some wood all dried and ready to be made into segment stock. It will be fun making a segmented turning from my cardboard kiln. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@michaelross8794]

Wow!!! Those colors are amazing! I have GOT to try olivewood. It's just...so expensive and I would hate the "experiment" to result in nothing.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Michael. Yes it is costly except if it grows like mad where you live. I understand they use it for firewood in some places. If you get some I am sure you will take your time. Maybe turn your idea in a "cheaper" piece of wood. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@michaelmcdermott2178]

Lovely piece. I don't see a lot of Olive here on the Olympic Peninsula but I love it when I have it. Also, love watching you and Phil, both.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Michael. Same here in Northwest Oregon. Just not the right weather for Olive to grow. But the weather up in the Olympic National Park is what makes it so beautiful. We have made many trips up there. It also is what makes our area so green. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@kevgermany]

Olive wood is lovely, tends to break up a lot/brittle. Great job bringing the best out of this.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Kev! Yes it is very lovely wood. It was sure fun to turn. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Excellent work. Olive is a VERY pretty wood. Turns great as well. Thanks for sharing it.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Doug. Some of this Arizona Olive is really hard. This piece sure turned nice. I turned a piece of Spanish Olive that turned like butter. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelmathews8974]

Wow, for a small piece of wood it sure leaves a big impression! Very nice piece Gary! Nice job transplanting the bark. I coudn’t even tell where it was glued on! Overall an outstanding job! Thanks for sharing!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Michael I appreciate you watching and commenting. I have another small piece but it does not have any heart wood in it. I will still turn it though. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@MikeHolton]

That is just so pretty! Olive wood is so expensive here in the UK which is a shame. Best Christmas wishes to you and yours, Mike.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Mike. And where it grows in abundance they seem to use it for firewood. It sure is pretty wood like you say. Have a Merry Christmas my friend, Gary

[@skipflorey2511]

Gary, olive is a very special wood. I like how the grain, color and inclusions all combine for such a wonderful piece. Happy Holidays👍.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much Skip. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Gary

[@williambuckley1185]

I wasn't sure how this might turn out, but it turned out very nice. great job.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you so much William, I am glad you liked it! Gary

[@carolriley8472]

Olive Wood is always so lovely...gorgeous little bowl!

[@ThePapa1947]

Olive wood is definitely a favorite of mine to turn!

[@travisgreen3533]

Love it! I am always trying to make something out of small pieces I have left from other work. Sometimes the pieces turn out prettier than the bigger original work. Haha I made a little bud vase for my wife, out of tiny pieces of native wood I had used for bigger things. She loved it.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Travis it was a real treat to turn. Olive wood has such special grain it is hard to wrong. I still have it on my desk but it will be for my wife. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas, Garyu\

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Looks good, Gary.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Brad I appreciate you watching.

[@DickVaughan-t6k]

Beautiful bowl Gary. Looks like something you might find in the Shire at Bilbo's house. Merry Christmas.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Dick. I have to admit I had to look up Shire at Bilbo but you are right. Merry Christmas to you as well, Gary

[@peterrauch6604]

Thanks, Gary! I have learned a lot from you and Phil in the last few years. Always enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you so much Peter. Did you notice that Phil did Olive wood yesterday. This was not planned but I thought it was cool. This Olive wood I turned came from the same batch that Phil's did. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@peterrauch6604]

@ThePapa1947 yes, I did notice that!😁

[@arifabedin606]

So good 👍

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks s much Arif I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

[@albertdawson6814]

Very nice Gary. Olive wood is so pretty. Thank you for sharing. See you next time. Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks you Albert. I do love Olive wood and so does my wife. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. Gary

[@garyp8471]

Until i started watching yourself and Phil from Shady acres, i never begun to think about some of the lovey bits you both turn, i do have a go myself sometimes, only the easy ones though, wish id started yrs ago, but hey he who waits yeh. Cracking piece that Pappa, lovely grain and you certainly topped it with the bark implant. Anyway here's wishing you and yours a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the very best from Lincolnshire UK

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Gary. I still remember the day back in grade school shop class falling in love with wood grain. That first coat of finish was always amazing to see. This led to a job I loved as a wood patternmaker working with wood everyday. So I figured why stop because I retired. Does not matter when you started as long as you enjoy it and it sounds like you do. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you my friend, Gary

[@DavidBird-uu8km]

Very nice, this live edge bowl turned out great, thanks for another great video.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much David, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Gary

[@mnp1964]

Lovely little dish to put your change in you must have been thinking of Phil as you both turned olive wood this week Blessings to you and yours and have a Very Mary Christmas

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Wade. I sure was thinking of the day we met up when I started the turning. Then it was so fitting that he turned Olive yesterday. A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you my friend, Gary

[@susanhipp3629]

I love how you transplanted the bark! This is a great piece to collect what ends up in my husband’s pockets at the end of the day. Another project to add to my ever growing list! Thanks for the great video! And Merry Christmas, Gary!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Sue. A fun project and we all seem to have lots of little pieces we just do not want to throw away. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. Gary

[@ronaldcumpsty5605]

Never had the need for a dovetail tool, I use a part off tool to create the mortice then come in at an angle with a small skew. Works for me. Very interesting piece as usual, thank goodness for fire wood.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Ronald. Do you need to have a need to get a new tool? LOL This was a gift given to me. I have used my skew to do the same as well as many other things a skew is good for. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@gabrielc6252]

There are many wood workers doing these live edge projects. I don't really like this type of project ... except the ones that you do. Somehow I do like yours 🙂

[@ThePapa1947]

Well thank you very much. I appreciate the fact you like mine. Take care, Gary

[@bryaneltornerodemadera7397]

Beautiful piece, We have olive wood by the ton over here, they burn it as firewood. Criminal. I love turning it and it finishes to look like ceramic.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Bryan! This came from Arizona and I wish had it here in Oregon. But the weather is just not right for it. FireWood!!!! that should be against the law LOL. Even this little scrap I had was turning stock for me. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@tompuskar4426]

Certainly is a rather unusual piece. Very nice.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Tom. These little pieces are a lot of fun to turn. Gary

[@scottbeilsmith4261]

Beautiful looking piece of olive wood. Great job of transplanting the bark 👍. Very nice of Phil to give you that wood. He as well does extrodenary turnings. Wishing you and your family a very blessed and Merry Christmas 🎄. Thanks for sharing and take care friend 😊.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Scott. I loved turning this piece plus the other Olive wood that was part of this. Pretty special coming from Phil. He is a great guy and a great wood turner. We are really busy getting ready for Christmas. We have Choir practice this morning then singing at church Sunday. Maybe a practice on Monday. Singing at Christmas Eve then Christmas morning. Well I sing very little but play the guitar. It is all well worth it! That said next week will be another scaled down turning😉 Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. Gary

[@jarmstrong2843]

That's a nice piece of Olive 🪵 wood for turning. Hopefully, someone will receive it as a nice Christmas gift.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks John. It is hard to beat Olive Wood. I guess that is why I turn it LOL

[@54lespaul3]

Beautiful Gary! I’ve never come across any olive wood big enough to turn, but I look forward to the day! A lovely decorative piece that would be great anywhere. Merry Christmas. Cheers, Rick

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much Rick. I was so luck and happy to get the pieces I have. The wood is hard but beautiful. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All I want for Christmas is......A 1963 Ventures model Mosrite LOL Dang I remember playing one of those at the music store but could not afford the $350 they were going for. Now it is worth $$$$$ Sorry I could not help it. But I keep saying I will make the body for one and put parts on it. Take care my friend, Gary

[@johnnyb95678]

Thank you for sharing. It turned out beautifully!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate you watching Johnny! Take care, Gary

[@marybethhuson295]

What a sweet little bowl! It looks like a bird is sitting in a nest in the heart wood on the inside 🐦🪹💕

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Mary! It really does look like a bird is sitting in the bowl, doesn't it? Have a wonderful Christmas, Gary

[@marybethhuson295]

@@ThePapa1947Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Gary, As Shumacker said "Small is Beautiful" and that is certainly small and definitely beautiful. Have a great New Year my Friend. Hwyl, Huw

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Huw, small has been good for me but time to get back to some bigger things. But if all the small was this beautiful I would stick with it....cause it is EZ LOL Take care buddy! Gary

[@MarklTucson]

Very nice piece Gary. That olive wood is beautiful wood. Love the coincidence that both you and Phil turned olive wood projects this week. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Mark. It is hard to beat Olive wood. In some places they have so much they use it as firewood. OUCH! It is a very important wood to us. Merry Christmas my friend, Gary

[@JOHNSmith-pn6fj]

Fantastic little bowl. Olive wood always looks so nice. Merry Christmas and a Happy holidays to you and yours.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it, Merry Christmas to you too!

[@FRBPturning]

I really need to connect with a tree service in my area to get my hands on some of that olive. So pretty. Nice little dish from that tiny scrap!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Jim. I wish we had it growing here in the Northwest but the weather says no. This came from Arizona were it is pretty hot. Do you live where it grows? I know in some countries they use it for firewood. OUCH! Thanks for watching, Gary

[@JohnLockwood-c1o]

Hi gary what a lovely piece of olive wood some times small is beautiful which it is .l must go through my of cuts

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you John. I have another one that is cool looking but no heart wood. But I will do something with it. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@bobbyshelton8781]

Nice job as always, stay safe and healthy.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Bobby! I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

[@edmcgugan2079]

Beautiful sir. And really, really surprising.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Ed. I knew it was there but I was not sure how much I would have after it was turned. The heart wood showed up inside and on the bottom. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@Bramsshed1913]

That was a very interesting turning, I think I will be more careful on selecting what scraps will be for the fire in future. Cracking job Gary .👍 And a merry Christmas to you and your family, Bram

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much Bram. I have always had a hard time throwing anything away and not just scraps of wood. This was just too cool of a looking scrap to not turn. We are scrambling to get setup to have our kids and grandkids over for Christmas. My part is to move the heavy stuff around where she wants them. Merry Christmas my friend, Gary

[@stevioclark]

Thanks for sharing so much of your time and wisdom with us. When I first saw the small piece of olive, I thought perhaps you could make a couple of spatulas. However, you made something beautiful just as well . Great job.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks very much, I appreciate you watching Stevio. I am happy with it but even better my wife loves it. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@anaphylaxis2548]

Very nice! Olive wood is so pretty!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Ana! I love olive wood too. It's one of my favorite woods to turn. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

[@alangibb3100]

Garry I loved that you used that wee piece of scrap Olive wood and it turned out so lovely, well done buddy. To you and family have a great Christmas, stay safe.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Alan. Yes it was pretty small but sure full of beauty. Merry Christmas to you and yours my friend, Gary

[@MarciaHouston]

Really good job on the bark patches! Purdy piece 😊

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Marcia those patches were good practice for next weeks video. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@Johnny_Rocket330]

Way to turn a small scrap into something beautiful! Merry Christmas to you and yours, Gary!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much Johnny and Merry Christmas to you as well. Gary

[@jonmartineau1004]

i think you really pulled this one off . That is one might thin reccess ! But in the end it turned out just besutiful . A nice transition from sap wood to heart wood . And an awesome finish . Great job Gary . Merry Christmas , be safe .

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you John. For sure it was a very cool blend of heart to sap wood. Just a perfect little piece of wood. Yeah it was a shallow recess but the wood is as hard as a rock so it went well. Merry Christmas to you my friend, Gary

[@MichaelAllnutt]

Hi Gary, Beautiful piece and great use of a cutoff! Thanks again for sharing. Best of holidays to you and your family!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Michael I appreciate you watching and all the best to you and yours as well. Gary

[@williamellis8993]

That's a really nice little bowl, Gary. You did a great job on the bark repair. I couldn't see it on camera. Bill

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Bill glad you liked it. So it seems bark has given me another chance to do more repair. Stay tuned for next week LOL Thanks for watching, Gary

[@rmpbrown01]

Good job of turning not much into something. I also dig you went from outside to inside which is a little different twist. Keep up the good videos.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Rick I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

[@grambear8]

Beautiful

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you grambear8!

[@glencrandall7051]

Looks good to me.🙂🙂

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@kimseyjustkimsey5256]

Beautiful Piece Gary! I actually just turned some olive for my first time recently, I never understood how hard that stuff was and found out about that, really rough on the gouges it is 😣 but definitely worth it, that wood is some really cool stuff, enjoyed the video!👍😎And Merry Christmas!🎄

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Kimsey. Yeah I thin I saw sparks flying while I was turning LOL. Merry Christmas my friend, Gary

[@kimseyjustkimsey5256]

@ Yep it is probably the closest thing to turning metal 😅

[@10FingersWoodworking]

Looks great. On the bottom, when you had it horizontal, looked like there were two beavers. Thanks for the nice video.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks so much. I saw something on the bottom and it kept going from fish to a fox. Now I will look for the beavers. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@HarmonicGrunt]

Amazing Sir. †

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

[@Tom-hz9oc]

I’ve made knife handles out of olive wood and burl. The burl has great grain that really stands out when it’s polished.

[@ThePapa1947]

@@Tom-hz9oc it would make great knife handles.

[@valeriehenschel1590]

Birds flying west or east? Great use of an off-cut!

[@ThePapa1947]

They seem to be flying in circles. It was a great cut off to turn!

[@doug779]

Great little bowl. Did you and Phil coordinate the wood species this week? Both turned out great. Olive is a beautiful wood. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Doug. Nope we have not idea what the other person is doing. But we have had things like this happen before. Kind of cool if you ask me. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Gary

[@vanmatthews8857]

Beautiful work Gary. Olive is so beautiful and nice to work with. I was in Greece a couple of years ago, and met someone who had an olive oil farm. Every year or so, they prune the trees and just burn the cutoffs, some quite large. I was wondering how to get a crate of those shipped back home. Pretty costly. Had an idea for a business that I do NOT need to do. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you very much Van. I like the way you think getting that Olive wood. But the cost just might change my mind on doing it. But that would be a dream come true. I have watched a few turners that live where it grows and that is all they turn. I cringe when they cover it in epoxy. But that is just me. Merry Christmas to you as well and thanks for watching, Gary

[@EdwardGodwin-f2p]

Olive is fantastic, I had some but used it up a while ago. Can't find more here in AZ. Somebody send me some?

[@ThePapa1947]

Yes it is Edward and all I have to say is send it to me not Edward LOL. Just kidding, Gary

[@richardcole7400]

Think there is a Skeksis on the underside from Dark Crystal film/series. Gorgeous finish. Happy Christmas Gary

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Richard. I did see something on the underside. Not sure I knew what a Skeksis would look like. Merry Christmas to you as well, Gary

[@garthkeck2003]

Great use of a small piece. Don't you like the smell of turning olive?

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Garth. I am afraid I am not able to smell Olive wood. But sounds like it must be good! Thanks for watching, Gary

[@bobhoffman8717]

Very nice.i got s really stupid question, on the last step of finishing the inside, what tool is that. Looks like a negative rake tool. Have i been using mine upside down?. Or is it a different type tool

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Bob. So not a stupid question at all. It is a negative rake scraper. So it is ground on both the bottom and the top. I use the same angle. So it might look upside down it you were just using a standard scraper. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@bobhoffman8717]

@ThePapa1947 ok thanks, I had no idea. Appreciate you for cleaning that up. Merry Christmas to you and yours

[@dalekuhlman1009]

That turned out beautiful. Does your adrenaline get pumping when you turn some of your projects, because my sure does just watching.

[@ThePapa1947]

You better believe it Dave. I never get bored seeing beautiful grain and trying my best to show it off. Well almost any grain if you get down to it. I just love watching the wood peel away and showing what is just under that cut. Thanks for watching, Gary

[@paulsandeen2754]

I can just see my car keys or change in this bowl

[@ThePapa1947]

Thanks Paul and I agree it would be perfect for both. Just not big enough for snacks LOL Thanks for watching, Gary

[@renatobitti623]

Io ho un oliveto e pezzi del genere finiscono nel camino lol

[@ThePapa1947]

Well Olive trees do not grow around here so I am happy with anything I get. I have one piece left I just my make a toothpick out of LOL

[@CaptJohn-op3bf]

That is a very pretty bowl Gary! Nice job! Really enjoy watching you and Mr. Anderson. I've learned a lot from you two over the past couple of years. Thanks! And hope you and your family have a safe and Merry Christmas!

[@ThePapa1947]

Thank you Capt. John. I appreciate your comment and I never miss Phil's videos. Merry Christmas to you as well my friend, Gary