questions about palm from a noob... - Tiki Carving

B BUFFBAD Member Boca Raton, FLA Joined: Aug 11, 2007 Posts: 54	B BUFFBAD Posted posted on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 12:28 PM Queen and Royal Palm are tough to carve as Aloha mentioned above. They are stringy and spongy throughout. I have had success with other species but I have found the the base of the palm (coconut) is the best part. The further up the palm the larger the spongy center. Its best to let them dry a bit but I cut into em after a month or so. After the initial cuts I let them dry some more and also drill a hole from the bottom to speed up the drying process. My most recent species of successfull palm carve was a Washingtonian (spelling ??). Again the base cut was most excellent and very wood-like. Some time you just have to cut into them and take a look. Hope this helps. [ Edited by: BUFFBAD 2009-06-17 12:30 ]

Queen and Royal Palm are tough to carve as Aloha mentioned above. They are stringy and spongy throughout. I have had success with other species but I have found the the base of the palm (coconut) is the best part. The further up the palm the larger the spongy center. Its best to let them dry a bit but I cut into em after a month or so. After the initial cuts I let them dry some more and also drill a hole from the bottom to speed up the drying process. My most recent species of successfull palm carve was a Washingtonian (spelling ??). Again the base cut was most excellent and very wood-like. Some time you just have to cut into them and take a look. Hope this helps.

[ Edited by: BUFFBAD 2009-06-17 12:30 ]

Post #462547 by BUFFBAD on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 12:28 PM