Post #141861 by Polynesiac on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 8:01 PM

Grind it! With a dremel, grinder or some other rotary tool. When it "freys" you kinda want to burn them together - they'll hold better that way.

Carve mexican fan palm right away, if you want. It does take a while to cure so be prepared for some surface mold with bleach or mold cleaner or lysol or whatever.

Be sure to seal the bottom with many layers of polyuerathane or any other coating substance

Lay the log on it's side and off the ground (with small blocks) if you want to wait and have it cure for a while.

most of all...have fun. Post pics of the progress.