Collection: Bethlehem Olive Wood

Olive Wood is a hard and rich in color wood that is prized all around the world for its appearance, density, straight grain and fine texture.

Olive lumber is very strong, but it has a high sensitivity to outside elements and insect attacks. Because of this, it can most commonly be found only in indoor furniture and smaller wooden objects.

To achieve longer durability, pieces made from olive wood need to be treated so it can remain untouched by outside elements for years. Additionally, raw olive wood is hard to dry, and during this process, the lumber pieces can start to warp. To prevent this from happening, olive wood needs to be very slowly dried using the Kiln-drying process at low heat levels.

Uses

Olive wood is versatile and easy to work with, but even though it is hard and strong, it is not used for outdoors applications since it lacks the ability to survive in the open for long. 

Olive wood is found in these kinds of objects:

• Indoor furniture (especially high-end)
• Turned objects
• Veneer
• Various small specialty wood items
• High-end knife or tool handles
• Art objects
• Small decorative items
• Carvings
• Flooring and paneling (in rare cases)

More information about Olive Wood can be found here.