1911 Fullsize Olivewood For Sale

Pleasing vertical striations that enhance frame lines. Cream body with earth-tone grains. Rounded heel to fit both roundbutt and standard frames. 175755 Very classy! Olivewood is a hard and rich in color wood that is prized all around the world for its appearance, density, straight grain, and fine texture. Originally found around the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. Visually, olive wood is famous for its consistent texture and grain. Olive usually grows in a very twisted and irregular way, with a large number of side branches twisting the trunk in many directions, which makes extracting large and straight pieces of lumber difficult. Its structural features are highly contrasting brown lines and yellow streaks of sapwood. Even more difficult to source than it is to mill and finish! These come from the prunings of 300+ year old orchards outside Jerusalem