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Olive wood uses? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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In a couple days, I'll be the proud new owner of a big-ass maple mantle and 22 square feet of olive, which I've never worked with before

I'm tossing around the idea of using the olive for a table top, but that's far from certain, as I haven't seen any of it in person yet.

What experience do y'all have with olive and what do you recommend?

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[–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'm glad you agree. I'm just curious what it will be like working with a wood that's got a ~2700 janka hardness.

IF this project ever actually comes to fruition, I'm considering just burnishing as a finish, but that's waaaaaayyyyyy far off