@dsimonson

We’ve been working on a mast for the new boat. My partner in the build, Arnt, had a mast that was built for his 23-foot gaff cutter that was not the right size, so he built a new one and hung this one in the rafters of his shop. We scraped the paint off it, and ripped it down the middle on the big bandsaw, to see what it looked like inside. It’s made of Douglas Fir, glued up from a number of pieces into a solid stick about 22 feet long. Almost tall enough for the new boat, but it had a bit of rot in the base. So we cut off that bit and scarfed a new piece in which brought the length to a bit more than specified. (Go big or go home!) The plans call for the mast to be hollow from above the step to where the stays attach, so we ran a skill saw up and down the centre of each half, to the correct depth, and then chiseled the centre out to make the sidewalls 7/8”, as per plans. Then glued the two halves back together, and glued the new base in. Now final tapering and rounding is underway. Good fun!

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