Post #414240 by drgoat456 on Sun, Oct 19, 2008 11:48 AM

Aloha from Tucson..home of Kon Tiki,
Recently acquired 5 - 4 ft. lengths of what I think is Mexican Palm (tree was about 40-50 ft tall) that got hit by lightning and was cut down.
Let them dry for about 2 months & out here thats pretty dry. My questions is how much of the bark do you strip off. I took off the obvious bark, but there is about 3/4" of softer stuff before you see kind of 'white, solid'. Does this need to come off too? Also what is a good sealant to use when the carving is complete?
A pre Mahalo to any help.