The ArtisRaw olive wood workshop in Sfax, Tunisia
OUR FACTORY · SFAX, TUNISIA

Our olive wood factory.

From grove to crate: six controlled steps between a retired olive tree and a sealed export pallet, run by one olive wood manufacturer under one roof.

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A worker holding a cut olive wood billet against the bandsaw fence, sawdust across the bench
01 / 06

Selection

Only trees past their fruiting life.

CHEMLALI · 80–120 YRS · FORESTRY LIC. #4684
Olive wood planks stacked for air drying
02 / 06

Drying

Patience, measured.

AIR + KILN · TO 10 ± 2% MOISTURE
Olive wood blanks being cut to size in the workshop
03 / 06

Cutting

Shaped to the SKU.

CNC-GUIDED + HAND CUT · ±1 MM TOLERANCE
An artisan hand-sanding an olive wood piece
04 / 06

Sanding

Grit by grit.

80 → 400 GRIT · HAND-FINISHED
Mineral oil and beeswax being applied to a finished olive wood surface
05 / 06

Finishing

Sealed for the table.

NATURAL MINERAL OIL + BEESWAX · TRADITIONAL FINISH
Cartons of packed olive wood orders on labelled racking in the ArtisRaw store, Sfax
06 / 06

Final control

Checked, photographed, packed.

30-POINT INSPECTION · BATCH PHOTO RECORD · ISPM-15
WHY CHEMLALI

Dense enough for daily service.

~990
KG/M³ DENSITY
~2700
LBF JANKA HARDNESS
10 ± 2%
MOISTURE AT PACK
LOW
POROSITY · LIQUID-RESISTANT

Chemlali olive wood is among the densest hardwoods in the Mediterranean. Its tight, low-porosity grain resists liquids and odors, and it shows the expressive figure that sells the category at retail.

Cut olive trunks stacked at the ArtisRaw workshop, taken from pruning and retired trees

We don't cut living trees. We retire them.

Every blank comes from Chemlali trees at the end of their fruiting life, sourced under licence with full documentation. For each tree we reclaim, saplings go back into the grove.

ZERO-WASTE OFFCUT REUSE EUDR DOCUMENTATION ON REQUEST FORESTRY LIC. #4684

11 artisans. One standard.

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An ArtisRaw artisan turning an olive wood piece on the lathe
An ArtisRaw artisan shaping an olive wood blank
An ArtisRaw artisan finishing an olive wood board
An ArtisRaw artisan carving an olive wood spoon
An ArtisRaw colleague reviewing a product drawing on screen against the order specification
An ArtisRaw artisan polishing a finished olive wood piece
CAPACITY & QUALITY CONTROL

The factory in numbers.

40,000+
UNITS / MONTH CAPACITY
11
ARTISANS ON THE LINE
30-point
INSPECTION BEFORE PACKING

MOQ and lead time, per category.

Wholesale pricing is flat above MOQ. Lead times are ex-factory; transit depends on your incoterm and destination.

OLIVE WOOD CATEGORY MOQ (PCS/SKU) LEAD TIME (EX-FACTORY)
Cutting Boards FROM 5 3–6 WEEKS
Spoons & Spatulas 50–100 2–5 WEEKS
Utensils & Gadgets 20–100 2–4 WEEKS
Mortars & Pestles 10–30 3–5 WEEKS
Jars & Containers 20–50 3–5 WEEKS
Drinkware & Tumblers 20–100 3–5 WEEKS
Trays & Plates 10–30 3–5 WEEKS
Baskets & Bowls 5–30 3–6 WEEKS
Chess & Board Games FROM 5 4–6 WEEKS
Vintage Decoration 5–100 3–5 WEEKS
Personalized Gifts 100 / DESIGN 3–4 WEEKS
Bath & Beauty 20–100 2–4 WEEKS

How an olive wood order ships.

Incoterms

EXW Sfax or FOB Tunisian port (Incoterms 2020). CIF and door delivery quoted on request through partner forwarders.

Containers & pallets

From one mixed pallet by groupage (LCL) to full 20 ft and 40 ft containers. All wood packaging is ISPM-15 heat-treated.

Documents

Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and phytosanitary certificate with every shipment; EUDR geolocation data for the EU, Lacey Act declaration data for the USA.

Warehouses

Dispatch from Sfax, with forward stock in Houston (USA) and Hanover (Germany) for faster replenishment orders.

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