Post #30448 by Jungle Trader on Tue, Apr 15, 2003 10:00 PM

Kahaka, in the meantime start looking for a lighter wood to carve (redwood) and let the palm dry (6 mos. to a year) although some palm you can carve into right away without cracking, depends on the amount of water stored. Sealing palm doesn't work, at least I've never heard of it. Palm is very porous, like a sponge. Good luck.