S2E55 Building my $200 Cruising Mast (28 feet) Part 1

In this episode, we carefully select construction grade, spruce, pine and fir lumber. I then make a scarfing jig to cut scarf joints before laminating the lumber. Everything is completed with basic woodworking skills and tools. I'm using Titebond 3 glue to laminate the lumber and the mast dimensions comes out of tables from the book: Design and Build your own Junk Rig by Derek Van Loan. This is part 1 of 2. In Part 2 I will shape the mast into a hexadecagon and I will explain why I built a solid vs a hollow mast as well as my choice of lumber and glue. ***Benefactors Bulkhead Alert*** There are only 25 spaces left to fill on the bulkhead. Check out the link below to become a Wave Rover Benefactor. The scarfing jig I use is just an extension of the basic scarfing jig that I designed in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sOnvIbdEGU The digital plans for this jig are still available from my Etsy Shop: [ BUILD YOUR OWN SCARFING JIG] https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1105488141/wave-rover-scarfing-jigs?ref=shop_home_active_1 You can follow Bill's boat shed rebuild on his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAmblerOdysseyswithBillEngland [BENEFACTORS' BULKHEAD] Make a one time donation to Wave Rover of $100 USD and your name will be affixed to the "BENEFACTOR'S BULKHEAD" onboard Wave Rover and will be voyaging with me on the circumnavigation. Only 100 names will be written on the Bulkhead, as of 25 Oct, 28 POSITIONS ARE STILL OPEN : https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=57LUT4QRN5CXW [ SUPPORT MY VIDEOS - PATREON ] Head over to my Patreon Page where you can contribute to the making of these videos. https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=27867459 [ MAKE A ONE TIME OR MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION ] https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=QD67PHV6AM3J4 [MK3 WIND VANE SELF STEERING PLANS] The digital building Plans (DIY), including 12 pages of high quality drawings, critical instructions, and links to 3 unlisted videos are included. The Plans can be purchased through my Etsy Shop by following the attached link: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1000498117/similar?ref=listings_2&from_external=1 [ BUILD YOUR OWN SCARFING JIG] https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1105488141/wave-rover-scarfing-jigs?ref=shop_home_active_1 [WAVE ROVER 650 BUILDING PLANS] https://www.etsy.com/listing/1118440237/wave-rover-650-construction-plans?ref=listings_manager_grid If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9k8PCCTlNyDzvYaef3Jekg Thank you and fair winds