No, it uses 8. I used 1x4 fir decking and got 3 strips per board, and I
inadvertently used all nine instead of discarding one

In the process of clearing a space to lay out the mast for gluing,
checking all of the 45 degree cuts for full cut through (my saw depth
changed without my input after the first 4 cuts, and two strips had to
be cleaned up with a Sandvick scraper)

I forgot to discard one of the lengths I was wondering why the hose
clamps I used to glue it up were suddenly too short when they had plenty
of room on my test, a 2 foot spar.....

*Fortunately*?, my epoxy mix was thick enough to fill most of the gaps.
There are a few places I will use the West syringes to fill some
hairline spaces.

I was wondering if anyone would catch that goof

Jonathan



Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:16:33 -0400, Jonathan
wrote:


Took a detour to work on Ocean Planet for two weeks and to make a mast.
Interior is painted. Almost there !

http://home.comcast.net/~jonsailr



Nicely illustrated! But the mast uses 9 45 degree segments?
you have a gap or two, I reckon.

Brian Whatcott