Bob, In my limited experience, I highly doubt that steam bending Olive would be a success. I cut up and dried a few chunks a while back (it grows around here as a landscape tree) it is very ornery wood; moves, cracks, and honeycombs when drying, and when dry, is rather brittle. It's short grained I guess. I've seen some beautiful turned bowls from Olive, but I've never had success turning it. Don't know what you have in mind, but another option is to glue-lam the curve using a veneer of Olive wood for the outer layers. Barry