How To Make A Wooden Boat Mast
Wooden mast and spar building. a mast or spar made from wood not only looks and feels good but it also takes advantage of the naturally ability that trees have developed over the centuries for creating a tall, strong, flexible pole.. Making wooden spars introduction. a spar is a general term for any mast, yard, boom, gaff, bowsprit, etc. on a vessel and nowadays they can be made from wide range of materials including wood, metals such as aluminium and the more exotic materials like carbon fibre.. In racing boats, beachable and light weight craft, this wood makes at lot of sense. in heavier, larger, off shore vessels, it isn't my first choice in hollow mast material. a step by step guide will generally have to be purchased, but a good overview can be had from a number of previous threads on this forum..
A small boat mast by john atkin originally published in the rudder, april, 1946 . a power saw, with dado, will eliminate a great deal of work in making the mast. however, if the spruce is cut to approximate dimensions at the mill doing the resawing, there will be no further need for power tools. in using the wooden clamps it will be. Introduction: 15' wooden mast for a sailboat by phoebek4 follow in the event that you wake up one day and think, "gosh, i could really use a fifteen-foot mast," i'm going to teach you exactly how to make one yourself, starting from scratch.. Making a square, hollow mast. hollow masts are stronger than solid masts of the same weight. they also have the ability if distributing flaws (knots and such) so you don't need to find perfect wood..
