Post #276535 by keeper on Thu, Jan 4, 2007 8:31 AM

Let me introduce myself, my name is Kevin and I live in Los Angeles. I recently have fell into the tiki perfect storm. I have been talking about trying my hand at tiki carving for some time now. For Christmas I was giving a gift card which I used to buy a set of chisels and various other thing I might need, and last night I helped cut down a palm tree from my sisters yard and was able to keep the wood.

I am afraid I do not know the name of the palm but it was about 25 feet tall and the trunk varies from about a foot to six inches.

I was hoping for some tips on how long I should wait to let the tree dry out or should I get started right away, consider that it was cut down last night.

I am starting with a small 16" inch by 6" dia piece, as to not ruin the larger pieces with silly rookie mistakes.

Thanks for any advice or help you can provide.