Making Wooden Spars
5 videos • 2,619 views • by Traditional Maritime Skills 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. However, our focus is on a standard solid mast seen on small and big vessels alike. The process demonstrated can be scaled up and down to suit the application, once the basics are understood. The mast being made is for a Mayflower sailing dingy and will be demonstrated by Marcus Lewis. - See more at: http://www.boat-building.org/learn-sk...