One of the most delicate factors to comprehend is the growth aptitude of this tree. And there, where neighbouring trees such as the pine or even the oak grow fairly rapidly, the Olive tree requires a greater number of years to develop. Due to its new shoots the Greeks baptised it as immortal further to the fire in the temple in Athens.

This is the reason why all my work is orientated towards saving and economising this very noble raw material.

To start with I need to find quality trees because not every Olive tree has necessarily interesting wood to work on.

I recuperate the branches, stumps, or trunks, that are also known as olive logs, in various countries such as France, Spain, Italy and sometimes even further afar, according to the hazards of climates (for example damage caused by frost).

I start by creating the larger objects, such as salad bowls which require first quality wood.

Then, using the scraps I undertake to create various other objects until I obtain just tiny pieces of wood that I use to fill various cracks or faults.

Olive woodwork requires most of the tools that are used in carpentry and cabinet making such as: a band saw, jointer, planer, wood chisels, belt sander etc.

However, for much of the work on olive wood, it is indispensable to create our own tools or machines as other professions using wood to not respond to the same requirements.

Effectively, I use various known machines, but all the tools must be sharpened according to the angles we have elaborated with my father. The rotation speed or material flow have been studied to improve the efficacy of the shaping of the wood and the quality of my confections.