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Doum Palm Nuts
Hi folks. I just discovered that the palm fruits we'd picked (right
from the trees) four years ago while we were in angola are actually Doum Palm nuts. We collected about a sackfull of them because they looked pretty and smelled nice as decorations. Anyway, after removing the outer pulp of one, I came across a really hard shell that wouldn't crack even under a very large hammer. Four years later, I finally decided to saw one of them open with a jeweler's saw, and discovered the ivory nut inside. It was a pain in the arse. My question is, is there any other way (low tech) that I can crack these buggers open? And also, what's the best way to carve them? They're smaller than tagua nuts and I think they might also be a little harder on the moh's scale, but I'm not sure. Any other information on Doum Palm nuts would be greatly appreciated too. Thanks! |
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