Post #250848 by Polynesiac on Sat, Aug 26, 2006 8:39 AM

Queen palms are not worth the effort, in my opinion. THe outside is incredibly hard, requiring you to sharpen your chisels a ton while carving them, and the center either turns to mush or gets so fibrousy that you can't do anything with it. I'd dump these and wait for a Mexican Fan to carve (those tall skinny ones with an afro on top). They're good and soft, carving real easy.