Palm wood questions - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Aug 19, 2004 9:28 AM Well, Big questions. I have carved Sabal, Washingtonion, Canary Isle date, Foxtail. and Coconut palms. They All carve differently and are all different hardnesses both wet and dry. Coconut palms I think are the Hardest when dried. Royal and Queen palms turn to a rotten mush and did I say Stinking??? palms generally contain Lots of silica and will Eat up your chisels. You just have to experiment and take notes. You will find many different types of palm in your area to carve so let me know how you make out. we'll be asking you the questions before long

Well, Big questions. I have carved Sabal, Washingtonion, Canary Isle date, Foxtail. and Coconut palms. They All carve differently and are all different hardnesses both wet and dry. Coconut palms I think are the Hardest when dried. Royal and Queen palms turn to a rotten mush and did I say Stinking??? palms generally contain Lots of silica and will Eat up your chisels.
You just have to experiment and take notes. You will find many different types of palm in your area to carve so let me know how you make out. we'll be asking you the questions before long

Post #109134 by Benzart on Thu, Aug 19, 2004 9:28 AM