How long for a carver to create a piece?

[LLAP]

Since we are staying at Catcha I thought I would ask if anyone knows a wood carver that has a shop / stand on the west end. I have only visited a couple stands in that area and can not remember seeing a wood carver.

Steve

[shellyk]

Bet would like to have a wood carving of the name Negril to go with our Jamaica carving. See photo attached. It is 20" x 7"
We have looked our last two trips for one with no luck. We figure the options are to find a carver willing to do it when we first arrive and if they can not finish it before we go home
we would have them ship it to us. ( I would prefer to carry it home ) If we were sure it would not be completed within our 10 day stay we would try to contact a carver and preorder one.
Do any of you have an idea as to how long it might take to create a piece like this?

Thanks

There are vendors and carvers down in the market by the roundabout that have Negril just like your Jamaica done I have seen them and they also will stop and make a custom piece in a day or two, even the giant elephants,alligators and rasta stumps they get done in 3 days. I have seen many of the Dragonfly's down there also. Go to the back row of the market literally half way down on the left it is just across from the juice shack where I know for sure these could happen. This carver is great and he works hard he is right there..

[LLAP]

Thanks for the info Shelly. We looked around a little in the craft market by the roundabout two years ago. We only managed to hit a few booths before we were overwhelmed.