Post #331367 by Heath on Sun, Sep 9, 2007 9:55 AM

Once again I have found my way out of the depths of laziness in order to throw something up, er, post something.

Going back and looking I seem to have forgotten my manners, thanks to:

Tama and Paipo for throwing the stones across the pond :lol:

Benz, for showing how easy it is to keep an edge on the tools

Benella, McTiki, kgbenson, and Sneaky for the kind words

Matt for the influence and nice beers

and finally I'd like to thank the academy for making all of this poss..., oops, sorry, wrong speech.

Okay, I decided to try another chunk of queen palm. I know, I know, one would think I should leave well enough alone, but with the teachings of Mr. Zart and Zombo, all things are possible.

Close-ups of the top

I would have to say that the worst part of dealing with the queen palm is the cleaning. This chunk was from the logs I received back in mid- August of last year. While the inside had dried and the log split, there was still an incredible amount of moisture. I would say it took me about 6 hours to get it stripped to a point that was soft enough to carve.
And yes, I did use power tools.
I used a power planer, belt sander with a 60 grit belt, and 40 grit flap belt on a grinder

I'll post more as it progresses.

Thanks for looking.