My fresh palm logs are molding? - Tiki Carving

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Thu, Jan 13, 2005 9:06 PM Hi, Bob. I took my mexican fan palm carving to work & set it in my cube so I could take it to the park for a lunchtime carving session. All of my coworkers immediately started complaining about the stench & I had to take it back out to the car. Yeah, palm stinks, it's stringy, & looks terrible while you're carving it. It sprouts white mold overnight (usually when you want to show off your carving to friends). But it does carve EASY. And it sands up nice with 60 grit after it's dried a bit. And the stench WILL disappear once you've got it all stained & varnished up nice. I'm gonna try some hardwood after I finish this palm tiki that I'm working on, but I will definitely keep a few pieces of fan palm in my garage for later. Good luck with your piece. Please share pix when ready! BTW, I've noticed lots of different colors in mex. fan palm. Red streaks, light spots, & some really dark spots. They tend to lighten a bit when it dries, and stain makes them all blend. A-A "Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness." -Pablo Picasso [ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2005-01-13 22:19 ]

Hi, Bob. I took my mexican fan palm carving to work & set it in my cube so I could take it to the park for a lunchtime carving session. All of my coworkers immediately started complaining about the stench & I had to take it back out to the car. Yeah, palm stinks, it's stringy, & looks terrible while you're carving it. It sprouts white mold overnight (usually when you want to show off your carving to friends). But it does carve EASY. And it sands up nice with 60 grit after it's dried a bit. And the stench WILL disappear once you've got it all stained & varnished up nice. I'm gonna try some hardwood after I finish this palm tiki that I'm working on, but I will definitely keep a few pieces of fan palm in my garage for later. Good luck with your piece. Please share pix when ready!

BTW, I've noticed lots of different colors in mex. fan palm. Red streaks, light spots, & some really dark spots. They tend to lighten a bit when it dries, and stain makes them all blend.

A-A

"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness."
-Pablo Picasso

[ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2005-01-13 22:19 ]

Post #135445 by Aaron's Akua on Thu, Jan 13, 2005 9:06 PM