Olive Pizza Peel · Sawinery Woodworking Guild

11d ago in Projects

Olive Pizza Peel

I’m getting ready to start a pizza peel project with this olive wood slab. I’m letting it naturalize to the shop conditions for a few weeks before flattening the slab.

I’ve heard that olive has a tendency to warp over time. I’m thinking it may be a good idea to seal/harden the piece after flattening and before shaping.

What is giving me concern is that this will be going into a hot pizza oven for brief periods of time. I’m not sure a wood hardener or penetrating epoxy would be good for high heat usage. Maybe the minimal exposure time is less of a concern than I’m thinking. The other concern would be food safety if a fully cured hardener is exposed to heat.

Does anyone have any ideas on stabilizing the piece?

Thanks!

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