Trying out some palm! Oh My!

[Aces-High]

Bought some Palm a few days ago and am finally getting around to trying it out.
I love the look of this stuff! It is a bit temperamental as I was warned, but worth it. I love the bits of red.




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[mark james]

Those are two beautiful pens! Turning, finish and photography are excellent.

...I got 3-4 varieties of Palm several years ago, I need to make a matching set with each variety.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Marcros]

I have some black palm blanks to try at some point. Have you needed to fill them before putting a finish on?

 

[Aces-High]

I have some black palm blanks to try at some point. Have you needed to fill them before putting a finish on?

The palm stock I bought is really solid, so no I did not not have to fill. I bought 1BF of it.

 

[PatrickR]

Very nice!
Ive only worked with palm once. Much denser than I anticipated. It would get really hot without smoking.

 

[MRDucks2]

I too, worked with palm once. Cutting down dead palm trees for my church in Texas. Never thought to save any because, as an Indiana redneck, it was hard on my 5.5hp Husqvarna chain saw with 3/8 full chisel chain, normally used for easier stuff like Oak, hickory and hard rock maple.


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[Jim15]

Awesome work.

 

[gtriever]

Very nice! I really like working with Palm.

 

[Bob in SF]

Beauties!

 

[magpens]

Beautiful pens ... well worth the extra patience and care that palm requires !!!!

 

[Aces-High]

Those are two beautiful pens! Turning, finish and photography are excellent.

...I got 3-4 varieties of Palm several years ago, I need to make a matching set with each variety.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm not sure which Palm this is...

 

[Ambidex]

Nice pens! I'd guess red palm.

 

[JimB]

Beautiful pens with very nice color in the wood. I've made a couple bottle stoppers from Black Palm. It was certainly a bit more challenging then other woods.

 

[MRDucks2]

Quite nice. What were your biggest challenges with the palm?


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[Aces-High]

Quite nice. What were your biggest challenges with the palm?


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Finding the right speed to turn and using very light cuts to extremely light cuts, especially as you get closer to the finished dimensions. I blew out two blanks while finishing these.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Loucurr]

Depending on the type of palm I will drill the hole and then soak in minwax wood hardener. This along with sharp tools really help with chip out that is notorious for this species.