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Native Olive  or Doral
Notelaea Ligustrina
Native Olive has a light brown heartwood to cream sapwood.   It contains a natural wax, and was used for ships blocks, bearings and the like.    It is a very dense timber.   Native Olive is native to Tasmania.

Native Olive is used to make wooden cheese knives.  It is one of Tasmania’s denser woods and will cut almost all cheeses from a soft brie to a stiff cheddar.
Native Olive or Doral