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Post #428518 by Tikilizard on Tue, Jan 13, 2009 11:37 AM

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The best way to carve palm is right after you cut it. The only way to let it dry is to seal the ends with a end-grain sealer, like Sealtite, and let it dry through the bark. Palm pulp is so spungy compared to the bark so it dries very unevenly.