said:

I just got some palm tree logs from a neighbor that was cutting it
down. I was thinking of using to to turn some bowls if it works OK. I
haven't tried it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any experience
with it and what I should do. Any words of wisdom will be
appreciated. I was thinking of trying to turn some wet and let the
rest dry out.

Due to the coarse texture I'm not sure how it would turn out as a
single piece bowl, but if you do segmented woodtunings this is a nice
example if what can be done, and what it looks like finished:
http://www.turnedwood.com/images/Bowl0733b.jpg

Hope Kevin doesn't mind...

Palm is more like 3000 tiny soda straws bundled together than wood.
You don't turn it as much as grind off the ends of the tubes. :-)


Greg G.