Cap'n Crafty McGrim's Crimson Cutlass Tavern and World's Inn - Home Tiki Bars

H Heath Grand Member (1 year) Suburban San Diego (The Drawer) Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 709	H Heath Posted posted on Sat, Dec 29, 2018 6:01 PM On 2018-12-28 16:40, Cap'n_Crafty_McGrim_II wrote: Ok preparing to carve the first of several Tiki. Usually they use a chainsaw to carve them. My experience with chainsaws is limited. So I decided to get an angle grinder with a chainsaw attachment. Smaller, easier to control and hopefully less dangerous, since I am just making this up as I go PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Before you try carving with that set-up, read this... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18018&forum=7&vpost=211737 Taken from this thread... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18018&forum=7 And maybe find something a little easier to work with than what looks like a queen palm. That type is very hard and unless it's from an older tree and close to the base, it will probably crack and split as per this example from Buzzy... On 2006-08-26 11:11, Bay Park Buzzy wrote: Problems I've had with queen palms: I noticed that the centers split and crack extensively, while the outer inch or two is very hard. I thought I would hollow one out. It warped into a figure 8 after I removed the soft center It warped until it actually split into two Also, the cracks sometimes go all of the way to the edge in several places They also get bugs and beetles in all of the cracks I'd stop trying with these before you waste too much time. It will not be worth the effort, if you actually get one to work. They look tempting, but rarely work. I tried with about 6 different queen palm logs and finally just gave up. Mexican fan palms are the way to go

On 2018-12-28 16:40, Cap'n_Crafty_McGrim_II wrote:
Ok preparing to carve the first of several Tiki.
Usually they use a chainsaw to carve them. My experience with chainsaws is limited.
So I decided to get an angle grinder with a chainsaw attachment.
Smaller, easier to control and hopefully less dangerous, since I am just making this up as I go

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Before you try carving with that set-up, read this...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18018&forum=7&vpost=211737
Taken from this thread...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18018&forum=7

And maybe find something a little easier to work with than what looks like a queen palm. That type is very hard and unless it's from an older tree and close to the base, it will probably crack and split as per this example from Buzzy...

On 2006-08-26 11:11, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
Problems I've had with queen palms:
I noticed that the centers split and crack extensively, while the outer inch or two is very hard. I thought I would hollow one out. It warped into a figure 8 after I removed the soft center

It warped until it actually split into two

Also, the cracks sometimes go all of the way to the edge in several places

They also get bugs and beetles in all of the cracks

I'd stop trying with these before you waste too much time. It will not be worth the effort, if you actually get one to work. They look tempting, but rarely work. I tried with about 6 different queen palm logs and finally just gave up. Mexican fan palms are the way to go

Post #792129 by Heath on Sat, Dec 29, 2018 6:01 PM