Birdsmouth Mast - weighed a hefty 45lbs this morning - 7 hours later plus lots of elbow grease, it's now 34lbs! That's 11lbs worth of shavings which...
This morning I unwrapped the mast from its overnight coat and was pleased to see that the epoxy was well set. So I enthusiastically set about planing...
This morning, I cleaned off the epoxy from the inner plugs using my trusty farriers file....easy!The plug for the bottom of the mast seemed a little oversized...
I read where someone created their birdsmouth mast in 5 or so hours...well this is Day 3 and still not finished, but steady progress nonetheless.Rather...
I decided to attempt making a birdsmouth mast which initially I viewed as beyond my capabilities but on researching further and reading extensively, I...