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Wild olive board
Olive wood serving board, made by Theo Galanis in Port Adelaide
$139
Cut by Theo Galanis from wild olive trees cleared from Adelaide Hills bushland, where olives grow as a weed. Every board has its own grain, oiled and finished with a leather loop.
- Free delivery over $150, sent from Gouger Street
- Breakages replaced free
- 30 days to return or swap a colour
Details and dimensions
- Small
- 40 × 20 cm, 2 cm thick
- Large
- 60 × 28 cm, 2 cm thick
- Wood
- Wild olive, from Adelaide Hills weed clearing
- Made by
- Theo Galanis, Port Adelaide
- Care
- Hand wash, dry upright, oil once a month
Delivery and returns
Sent from the shop on Gouger Street within two working days, by courier, in moulded paper pulp with no plastic. Free over $150 anywhere in Australia, $12 under it. Collect from the shop for free.
Return anything unused within 30 days, or swap a colour. Delivery and returns
Care
Hand wash, dry upright, oil once a month Full care guide
See the large board on a table for six
Sixty centimetres of olive down the middle of a table for six, with room for bread, cheese and figs between the places.
Set the rest of the table
How every Wild olive board is made
Two years of drying, then a day of cutting, sanding and oiling for every board.
Seasoned
Wild olive cleared from Adelaide Hills reserves is sawn into slabs and dried slowly for two years.
Marked out
Each board is drawn by hand to follow the grain, then cut on the bandsaw.
Oiled
Sanded smooth and oiled three times with food-safe oil and beeswax.
Finished
Fitted with a leather loop, checked and signed off by Theo.
Wild olive board sizes, drawn to scale
- Small
- 40 × 20 cm, 2 cm thick
- Large
- 60 × 28 cm, 2 cm thick
- Wood
- Wild olive, from Adelaide Hills weed clearing
- Made by
- Theo Galanis, Port Adelaide
- Care
- Hand wash, dry upright, oil once a month
Made by Theo Galanis in Port Adelaide
Wild olives are a weed in the hills, so the parks clear them, and most of that timber used to be burnt. Olive is dense and the grain is wild. I mark each board out by hand so the best of it runs down the middle.
Theo GalanisWoodworker, making for Larder since 2019, 14 km from the shop
Meet TheoLunch on the board
Bread at one end, cheese at the other, figs in the middle. Long enough to pass down a table of six, and heavy enough not to slide.
Reviews
4.9
From 388 verified buyers
The grain on ours looks like smoke. It is the first thing guests pick up, and it has not left the bench since it arrived.
Nick P., Henley BeachWild olive board, large, 60 cmVerified buyer, September 2026
Bought the small one as a gift and went back for the large. Heavy, smooth and beautifully finished.
Jane F., PaddingtonWild olive board, small, 40 cmVerified buyer, July 2026
I love that it came from a weed cleared from the hills near us. The tin of oil is worth adding.
Ollie M., Mount BarkerWild olive board, large, 60 cmVerified buyer, June 2026
Reviews and ratings on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
Questions about the Wild olive board
Or ask us at the shop, or by email. We answer within a working day.
Will my board look like the photograph?
No two boards are alike. Olive wood has a wild, swirling grain, so yours will have its own pattern of dark and light. The shape and size stay the same.
How do I look after it?
Hand wash in warm soapy water, never soak it, and dry it standing up. Rub in a little board oil once a month, or when it starts to look pale.
Can I cut on it?
Yes. Olive is a dense, hard wood that takes a knife well. Knife marks are part of a board in use, and oil hides most of them.
Why wild olive?
Olive trees spread into Adelaide Hills bushland, where they crowd out native plants, so reserves clear them. Theo collects the timber that would otherwise be burnt.
- Free delivery over $150
- Anywhere in Australia, sent from the shop within two working days. $12 under that.
- Breakages replaced
- Glass and stoneware travel in moulded paper pulp. If anything arrives broken, it is replaced free.
- 30 days to change your mind
- Return anything unused within 30 days for a refund, or swap a colour.
- Wrapped as a gift
- In Larder paper and linen string, with a handwritten card, for $8.
