After my Island of Gorr build in Guilds of Historica, some showed interest in how I put the palms together. So I finally found some time to show you how to grow a Masa Palm.
Masa Palm by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
You will need the following pieces:
Masa Palm Parts by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 1: You need a solid foundation for the palm to grow roots.
Masa Palm Step 1 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 2: Determine how tall you wish your Masa Palm to grow and add the trunk to the foundation.
Masa Palm Step 2 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 3: I think the pictures are self explanatory
Masa Palm Step 3 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Masa Palm Step 3 Complete by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 4: Attach the palm piece you put together in Step 3 to the palm trunk.
Masa Palm Step 4 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 5: Attach palm leaves to parallel sides of the 6x5 plant leaves piece.
Masa Palm Step 5 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Masa Palm Step 5 Complete by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 6: Attach another palm leaf to the "jousting" pole.
Masa Palm Step 6 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 7: Attach more leaves. This can be tricky as you are wedging the leaf connection stem into place.
Masa Palm Step 7 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Masa Palm Step 7 Complete by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 8: Just like step 5 but only one to attach here on the longest point of the 6x5 plant leaves piece.
Masa Palm Step 8 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Step 9: Attach the remaining 3 palm leaves to the underside connections of the 3 corners of the 6x5 plant leaves piece.
Masa Palm Step 9 by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
Also here is a picture showing the connection points on the 6x5 plant leaves piece.
Masa Palm Connection Points by Masa of Kaliphlin, on Flickr
If you liked this design, be sure to check out Guilds of Historica as there are a lot of great techniques and builds posted there instead of the regular Historic Forum.