Post #780307 by Prikli Pear on Thu, Oct 5, 2017 8:11 AM

So, how many people have abruptly pulled over for a cut piece of palm log spotted on the side of the road?

The actual wood is a little more than two feet long and 18" across. The remains of the sabal palm's top was right next to it, and it appears they'd cut up the trunk with a chainsaw and hauled off the rest (the tree'd been laying there beside the road for more than a week). I also spotted some cut logs from the lower portion of the trunk, but they were stacked against the house at the end of the driveway. I didn't feel I could venture onto the property to claim those. Unfortunately, the place is a rental house and the tenants didn't know what the owner had planned for the palm. I gave them a note with my contact info to pass along, but don't have my hopes up.

I've never carved palm, but find it intriguing. I've been reading the carving threads to get some idea of how to proceed. I plan to seal the ends this evening and let it dry over the winter and maybe cut into it this spring.