My fresh palm logs are molding? - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Jan 13, 2005 2:49 PM There are some varieties of palm that are Uncarvable. They rot and turn to Mush and never will cure enough to carve. Royal palm and Queen palm ate 2 that come to mind. they have fairly Hard bark which I guess is what gives them the strength to stand up. The bark from the Royal palm Can be cured and used like lumber. It really has a nice grain to it. It sounds like you got hold of some uncarvable palm. That is Not how good palms work. yes they are stringy and full of splinters, but have been carved for centuries. Cabbage, Coconut,and Washingtonian are all good species to carve.

There are some varieties of palm that are Uncarvable. They rot and turn to Mush and never will cure enough to carve. Royal palm and Queen palm ate 2 that come to mind. they have fairly Hard bark which I guess is what gives them the strength to stand up. The bark from the Royal palm Can be cured and used like lumber. It really has a nice grain to it. It sounds like you got hold of some uncarvable palm. That is Not how good palms work. yes they are stringy and full of splinters, but have been carved for centuries. Cabbage, Coconut,and Washingtonian are all good species to carve.

Post #135352 by Benzart on Thu, Jan 13, 2005 2:49 PM