Hi I want to take a picture with a coconut in it. I want to split it in half but not have it look like it has been cut with a knife. A little more jagged than this photo. Since we don't have many palm trees in michigan, how do you split one in half?

thanks Bob

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Well, being a Denver girl I have no experience in the coconut splitting department either, but I do recall this blog entry regarding the "Whacko coconut". Heh.

For something a little more helpful, maybe this will do the trick?

Good luck Bob!

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My dad always took a hammer to a screwdriver to split them open. Never tried it myself, but it did work for him.

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Thanks for the links Kate, looks like a should buy a few to get the look I'm after.

Bob

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last time I opened a coconut I busted it with a brick and the edges were jagged alright lol. Im sure there's more civilised ways...

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Well there are some more uncivilized ways if you can spare some fingers.

I have some editorial of a Filipino guy busting like a ton of coconuts in his backyard. Well it was a sunday afternoon and the entire extended family was there. We had to swallow hectoliters of virgin coconut oil, I guess the next day we hadn't any cholesterol left in our blood.

He did it with one swift blow with his bolo, without removing his other hand from the nut. Yes and he still had all his fingers! A bolo is a giant sharp knife they use for everything, splitting coconuts, clearing a way through the jungle, and killing each other when they get drunk (usually 1 beer is OK, after 2 beers they hit the floor).

Want to try it? ;-)

that's too funny!!!

well thanks again for the help, I did manage to split it in half and was jagged like I wanted. But I don't really care for the photo's....

well if I get one accepted I will post it....

Bob

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This thread inspired me to try something new! :-)

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Karin thats really beautiful! It just shouts out relaxation/pampering to me. How did you light it?

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