Russian Olive

urbanlumberinc · July 01, 2006, 10:09:46 PM

Milled an 8' x 20" (avg) Russian Olive today. The neighbor lady at the top of the block had it taken down and I boomed it out. Sawed it up right in the alley. 8)

urbanlumberinc · July 01, 2006, 10:11:34 PM

Gotta love having a sawmill ;D

urbanlumberinc · July 01, 2006, 10:12:54 PM

It's like panning for gold only without all the cold water

oldsaw · July 02, 2006, 09:51:50 PM

My Alaskan is on my short list for the "Coolest Things I've Ever Owned". It's amazing what can come your way, and what you find in it. Like you said, it's a treasure hunt.

Mark

BTW, a 3120 makes a great mill head, doesn't it. Modded my bars from my 066, got the adapter from Cannon, so the transition was the $15 I paid for the adaptor and the time I had in it. Now I can take my 066 for bucking and felling, but still use it as a back-up milling saw if need be.

I did some 10" walnut with the 066...I wish the 30+ stuff milled that fast.

urbanlumberinc · July 03, 2006, 05:50:43 PM

Yeah, I'm begining to love that saw more and more the more I use it. Once I figured out the sweet spot it was like a hot knife through butter. I'm gonna get a 32" setup, I've got a 56" right now, but rarely use more than 30 of that.

beenthere · May 30, 2008, 08:59:17 PM

Dragging this to the top, after a long spell with no activity.

Urbanlumberinc
How did that Russian olive flitch turn out that you sawed?

Picked up some cut-up blocks from a tree recently, and was told it was Russian olive (not Autumn olive).

This is the pic you posted previously.

Jeff · May 30, 2008, 10:18:57 PM

We brought a couple back to Burlkrafts today and through one on the lathe. Its now soaking in pentacryl for me to finish next time I come over to Steve's.

Dave Shepard · May 30, 2008, 10:24:35 PM

Looks like a nice piece of wood.

Dave

Fla._Deadheader · May 30, 2008, 10:24:35 PM

How fast is that thing turning-spinning ???

Jeff · May 30, 2008, 10:46:08 PM

starting out about 500 and up to 750

beenthere · May 30, 2008, 11:16:37 PM

Jeff
That was quick... 8)

Did the spalting show up?

Jeff · May 31, 2008, 12:14:54 AM

Yep, a little bit,

Jeff · November 28, 2011, 08:52:14 AM

After over 3 years, I was finally able to get back to Burlkraft's and finish my bowl.

Had great fun finishing it up. It is unbelievably light.

cypresskayaksllc · November 28, 2011, 09:04:49 AM

Its hard to beat a one-way.

Magicman · November 28, 2011, 01:30:03 PM

Very Nice, to put it mildly and that rich color is awesome. The lathe work ain't bad either.

customsawyer · November 28, 2011, 03:24:10 PM

That is very nice Jeff.

leroy in kansas · November 28, 2011, 03:33:04 PM

That looks really good. I've never worked with Olive of any kind.

I'm also wondering why you hurried back so soon. ;D

POSTON WIDEHEAD · November 28, 2011, 03:44:05 PM

Never heard of Russian Olive.

Is this a "high dollar" wood?

Sure looks nice.

reride82 · November 28, 2011, 05:33:09 PM

My dad has a few miles of shelter belts with Russian Olive in alot of them. He lives in North Central Montana just outside of Havre, MT and it seems to grow most anyplace up there that has water or any protection. The only problem that I see with it is that it grows fairly gnarly and the thorns can be a real pain.

But for bowls and small projects, gnarly makes good wood ;D

Weekend_Sawyer · November 28, 2011, 05:50:17 PM

I like the way these trees smell in the summer. Very distinct odor.

jueston · November 28, 2011, 07:26:39 PM

that is a beautiful bowl, the grain really turned out nice with the finish... since i assume your planning on using it for food did you just use an olive oil finish on it?

bandmiller2 · November 28, 2011, 08:52:45 PM

I never knew they got that big,around here their planted along highways and just seem to stay brush size.I'd say that was an extra virgin olive chunk made a handsome bowl.Did anyone see "how its made" they showed how their made with specialized machinery,Many bowls from the same chunk each a little smaller than the one before. Frank C.

Jeff · November 28, 2011, 09:00:32 PM

Quote from: jueston on November 28, 2011, 07:26:39 PM
that is a beautiful bowl, the grain really turned out nice with the finish... since i assume your planning on using it for food did you just use an olive oil finish on it?

Just regular mineral oil.