Comments on: Gorgeous Olive Wood…

By: charles hargenrader

charles hargenrader — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:06:27 +0000

I am somewhat confused as to the way people view prices.
Should olive wood from another country be more expensive after it reaches the USA? I would hope so because it’s more difficult to aquire. I work alot with olive wood. It was one of the more expensive woods I work with. Why? Because they are alomost always never cut down. It would seem obvious that the price would be high. However…..What are people so shocked, even overwhelmed when it comes to spending more money on a piece of art, that will hopefully end up a family hairloom? Besides handcrafted pieces are far and few between today because many people do not understand the concept that if an item is handcrafted it has to cost more money so that the artist can eat too! I suggest if one wants a bargin show walmart. A starving artist

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:09:44 +0000

udo, sorry, I don’t have photos of a molave or kamagong tree…

By: udo

udo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:07:02 +0000

hello and greetings from Austria (Europe)

just stumbled upon this blog about the Olive wood as i was googeling for Molave…

Olive wood (but also the oil) are pretty highly favoured – the wood because you are actually just cutting commercial unintersting trees, as the tree actually lives a very long time and gives Olives every year.
For everyone who like strong grain in wood (just like Kamagong), Olive should be intersting. Im using several Olive wood boards for cutting and love them. I do have a Kamagong board therefore too but its nearly not to handle with one hand (2,5 inches thick!) and actually not the best wood to cut fresh vegetables on it.

Something im looking for regarding these Philippine woods are pictures of the trees itself. Kamagon, Molave, Palayong, Yakal…
in googleing these one doesnt really find any good pictures of these trees – anybody out who could help ?

regards and all the best

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:57:14 +0000

My husband & I went to Athens this summer. We were looking for an olive wood bowl for my mom and were excited to find a little store called Olive Wood in the Plaka. The stores owner was very nice and she had some great bowls of various sizes that weren’t the symmetrical bowls we saw at several other stores. She said she has been there for around 13 years. We ended up buying a bowl for ourselves too because they were so unique. Before we left we got her picture and promised to email her, but we are still looking for her email address.

By: dhayL

dhayL — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:45:26 +0000

Just a quick question re: mortat and pestle. What would you recommend, wood or marble? thanks MM