Post #553946 by AlohaStation on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 7:19 AM

Sorry no updates. He's still drying and I'm distracted with some other household projects (this weekend will be spent surfing!!!!).

Benz - I'm not sure, because I picked these up after they were cut down. We have a friend that has started on a 12' log - hopefully he will post pics soon (he's just getting started)

When it comes to Palm I have found that where you live has specific effects on the logs. The logs I have been getting are full of water - it makes sense, since it rains here almost every day in the summer. I have cut down dead trees and had water flow freely out of the log. Species is another issue. Here in SFL there are so many different species its hard to keep track of whats what. I was recently enlightened to just how little I know when it comes to Palm species. I have no less than 6 different species in my yard alone - and what I knew them as was totally wrong!

The best thing for mold growing on fresh wood is to let the log dry. You can kill or remove the mold, but if the log still has moisture then mold will continue to grow. I won't finish this guy for a few weeks - which is good news for my "honey do" list.