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    Bethlehem Olive Wood

    I have been asked to make a chalice for a church that was est. in 1843.
    I thought it would be nice to make it out of BOW. I would like to find a piece
    at least 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 6 but have been unable to find anything that size.
    Does any one know of a source for that size. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Bobby
    Louisiana

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    Are you prepared to fill voids with epoxy and other additives? There will be voids at that size.

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    You might have to laminate a few pieces together but I'm sure Woodcraft has something close.
    Donny

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    Bobby,
    you might look at this site. http://www.bethlehemolivewood.net/bases.html It shows solid bases in different sizes and shows one at the bottom that is 220 mm almost square which is 8.6". Not sure if they have them, but I just got 12 Stopper blanks from them and their wood is excellent and comes with authenticity certification also. It might be worth a call. They have a US toll free number.
    Last edited by Ken Glass; 08-04-2010 at 8:20 AM.
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    Olive Wood

    Harvey Shinerock of "Its a Burl" has whole trunks from the California olive groves. It's not BOW but it is beautiful, swirly, multi color bandied and smells great when turning. Should be able to Google It's a Burl. Good Luck
    David Woodruff

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