Russian Olive Wood Turning

Driving in to work the next day i noticed that a russian olive had blown down in an apartment complex.
Russian olive wood turning. Larger of the two measures 16 diameter x 9 thick not including roots. Most russian olive at most will be 12 inch diameter at 5 feet with all kinds of branching above that. It has a hardness near cherry and walnut. Olive is diffuse porous while russian olive is ring porous.
I have turned many smaller bowls from it but getting from green rough turning to final turning after a kind of controlled air drying without checks is problematic. Smaller burl going into a previous trade deal two whole russian olive burls harvested in montana. In the us it is an invasive species so use all of it you can. Russian olive is not an olive.
Larger of the two measures 16 diameter x 9 thick not including roots. I tried to find the owner but finally gave up after several days and took its disposal into my own hands. It was brought in during the dust bowl era and is extremely difficult to eradicate. A secret weapon in wood identification.
Olivewood olea capensis is native to russia. Russian olivewood burl slab measuring 10 wide at the bottom 6 wide at the top 8 1 2 long and 1 3 4 thick. He trues up the front for the final design and prepares for comple. As the name implies russian olive is not a native wood to the united states.