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A new mast for PALAWAN
construction showing wiring






This is a 64' Sitka spruce mast. It is built using box construction. The mast was drawn using CAD software. Internal and external sectional templates were created for stations along its length. This shows the internal wiring before the mast gets assembled.
mast being glued up






                                                It takes a lot of clamps to glue it up!
eight siding the mast







To shape the mast, it first gets sawn roughly to eight sides. Two wooden planes were crafted to facilitate construction. A convex plane was used to hollow out the interior before the mast was assembled, and a concave plane was used to shape the exterior.
mast being varnished10






The mast is smoothed up. The first of many coats of varnish is being applied.
on its way out of the shop





The proceeding photos don't really give a good picture of what the mast looks like. On its way out the building you start to see it.
mast on truck





How big is the mast? Long enough to get ticketed by police in two towns at once (just kidding)!