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Originally Posted by bugstrider
Those look really cool Baz.
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Originally Posted by rsrguy
Sure do... how far into a live palm can you carve and not hurt it?
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Thanks, guys. These were done on two of my Cabbage Palms. This species (Sabal palmetto) is very sturdy with a really thick trunk, so a perfect candidate.
I've never seen it done to any other species of palm nor would I recommended it.
A buddy of mine did mine many years ago and then not long after, moved to another state. I'm glad I was able to get 'em done before he left! I also bought a whole bunch of tikis he carved and still have quite a few stashed away. These are just sections of Cabbage Palm trunk - not a live tree.
To answer your question, Guy....palms are Monocots, so have their vascular system distributed evenly across the trunk diameter. Hardwoods on the other hand are Dicots, so their vascular system is only in a ring just below the bark. Disrupt that ring and the tree really suffers.
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Originally Posted by porsche930dude
I leave the 914 unattended for a few months and a friggin mouse moves in.
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Don't feel bad - I accidently locked one of my cats inside mine and didn't discover it until the next morning. Cat was just fine but he did his share of ripping my interior. I had to replace both door panels plus some other stuff. It still has some rips I didn't worry about.
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Originally Posted by rsrguy
Finally made solid progress on the scout today... ---snip---
Oh, we had a new birdie fly in for new skin yesterday  |
Wow the new birdie is purty!
Congrats on the progress, Guy. Really really nice! Keep up the great work!
