Greg G. wrote:
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...

Hmmm. I dunno - I think you'd better send me some to experiment with. :-)
(Very nice piece!)


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. :-)

Yup, lots of dust & no shavings!

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Kevin Miller
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