Central Florida Tiki - General Tiki

CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 12:41 PM On 2008-07-26 09:58, TikiMango wrote: Central Florida and the locally available materials there, what are some good palm varieties for carving? Sabal (sp?) Palm, Cabbage Palm, and Coconut all make good carving stock. Part of the problem with the Palms in Florida is we have too many of them. Not physically, but in varieties... we have a lot of palms that make beautiful trees but are completely useless for carving. Get in touch with Wayne Coombs or Benzart, they can give you the lowdown on what's good carving from local resources.

On 2008-07-26 09:58, TikiMango wrote:
Central Florida and the locally available materials there, what are some good palm varieties for carving?

Sabal (sp?) Palm, Cabbage Palm, and Coconut all make good carving stock.

Part of the problem with the Palms in Florida is we have too many of them. Not physically, but in varieties... we have a lot of palms that make beautiful trees but are completely useless for carving.

Get in touch with Wayne Coombs or Benzart, they can give you the lowdown on what's good carving from local resources.

Post #396702 by Chip and Andy on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 12:41 PM