Post #559382 by Trader Tom on Tue, Oct 12, 2010 4:36 PM

Well, I got a new palm log, but it's not nearly as good as my first one.

I let it sit for a few months to dry but it didn't appear to do much good.

It's still really wet and hairy and stringy. It was so hard to strip off the bark, though, that I refuse to give up on it.

I started the carve yesterday and it was carving like a pumpkin, it was so wet. I'll let it sit for another week or so and start again when I get a chance. I fully expect it to split horribly when it dries out, but maybe it will make a good outside Tiki or a future beach burn candidate. It's all good practice.

Here's some pics before I started carving...