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  1. 12-31-2012, 6:50 PM #1
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    I like Olive Wood

    I really enjoy working Olive wood. 912-50S Stainless Steel Plane, 9.125 sole length, Pitch 50 Degrees, Iron width 2.125,

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    Beautiful work, Ron, and while I haven't yet worked with olive, I plan to!
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  4. 12-31-2012, 9:50 PM #3
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    Very nice work! The curves are really cool.

    How is the balance with the handle behind the sole like that?
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  5. 12-31-2012, 11:20 PM #4
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    Beautiful work!
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    Beautiful work Ron. Happy New Year in 27 minutes your time.

    I really like the shapes and curves on the steel.
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    Ron,
    Now that is a beautiful plane......Happy New Year

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  8. 01-01-2013, 5:58 AM #7
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    I need to try some of that olive wood,Ron!! It looks like spalted boxwood,and seems pore less. Another very nice plane from you!!
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  9. 01-01-2013, 9:59 AM #8
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    That's really beautiful Ron! I sure hope I can see your planes in person at some point! Is olive as hard as something like hard maple?
    Thanks for sharing!
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    Beautiful work. I looked at some olive wood at Rockler in The Twin Cities but it was full of inclusions, I probably would have had 75% waste of a very expensive piece of wood to find a solid enough piece for a tote. Are you able to find nice tight chunks or do you deal with the waste?
    What grade stainless?
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    Beautiful work, Ron. Looks like it has curl in it too
    Where did I put that tape measure...
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  12. 01-01-2013, 12:13 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Bartley View Post
    That's really beautiful Ron! I sure hope I can see your planes in person at some point! Is olive as hard as something like hard maple?
    Thanks for sharing!
    I will be at the HandWorks Event at the Amana Colonies in Iowa, May 2013,

    Olive is probably about as hard as soft maple but it's really a different animal altogether so comparing to a maple really doesn't do it justice.

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  13. 01-01-2013, 12:21 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leigh Betsch View Post
    Beautiful work. I looked at some olive wood at Rockler in The Twin Cities but it was full of inclusions
    What grade stainless?
    410 Alloy Stainless, Olive wood is hard to find and I have never found any material that was already dry. You have to plan way ahead to allow time for slow air drying and then I finish it off in a light bulb kiln that is low heat and low humidity.

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    Super nice plane. Olive wood can be be very pretty. I have a piece set aside for a smooth plane. It's nearly black except for a white streak on one of the corners. At the rate that I seem to get work done, the plane will be made sometime around 2023.
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    Ron,

    I've told you this many times before, but your planes are beautiful.

    I've got a 12" X 3.5" X 3.5" billet of Olive that I am just waiting to turn into a woodie smoother. I love the look of the wood, and it's quite dense. MC is just a little high, and should be dry enough soooooooooon!

    Happy New Year,

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  16. 01-02-2013, 10:00 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Brese View Post
    I will be at the HandWorks Event at the Amana Colonies in Iowa, May

    Ron
    I plan on seeing you there and I look forward to seeing you and your planes in person. About a 100 miles for me.
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