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Olive (Olea europaea)

Family: Oleaceae

Common names: Olive

Distributed in: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Greece, Iran, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, United States (Mediterranean Sea Region)

Distribution overview: Olive is indigenous to the Mediterranean region including southern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. It grows especially in Italy and is in the same family as Ash (Fraxinus spp). The species is also cultivated in orchards throughout California, and is also found in Arizona and Florida. It prefer sub tropical or Mediterranean climates, especially hot, dry regions under irrigation.

Common uses: Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Jewelry box, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes

Product sources: Olive is cultivated in relatively large quantities for oil and olives. It is often not readily available in the timber trade. Occasionally, burl veneer, lathe billets, and carving flitches are available, but they are typically expensive.

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center A subspecies, O. europea ssp. maderensis is Rare

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish.The grain isShallowly interlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to termite attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Very mild kiln schedules are recommended

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Resin Exudation, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: Hard Heavy Strong

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Gum-Up

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Special attention required

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English


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