How long for a carver to create a piece?

[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..