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There are days when best just to stay in bed. Today was one of those. On Thursday (today is Saturday) while prepping the materials for the mast, I took what felt like a huge splinter into the palm of my left hand. I looked it it then, couldn’t see anything so kept on. It kept hurting worse and worse on Friday. Things started to look infected, etc. so out came the razor blade, a needle and a few other home bound surgical instruments, I went to work to find and remove the splinter.
Well, I struck out. Thought I could feel it, it certainly gave me jolts big enough to levitate me off my chair. But no, nothing came out. So this,morning, I was out the door at 7:15 headed to the Doc in a Box the next town over. I was first patient of the day. Forms filled out, ID checked, off to get x-rays of the hand. Into the exam room. Nothing on X-rays I am informed. PA numbs my hand real good, and starts in with her scalpel. 20 minutes later she gives up. She can’t find anything and doesn’t want to keep digging in case she hits nerves and tendons. I need to go see a hand specialist.
So, she wraps me up, sends me off. No hand specialist are open on weekends, so I go home. I have a mast that needs to be built.
I decide to start working on marking out the taper needed on the mast. Done, looks good. Now, just cut nicely along those pretty lines, in two different planes. Well, I should have stayed in bed. The Doc in the Box visit was a precursor to my day.
Let’s just say my use of a circular saw, on a glued up lamination of of wood, 2 3/4” square by 11ft 4” long, is less than ideal. I should have used the big table saw. Something nice and steady. Something I could keep a keen eye on from a good distance. oh no, let’s just use the circular saw. It’s light and easy to handle. Nope. Nada. Damn………
Not sure I’ll be able to salvage the rough stock. Tomorrow I will get out the table top oscillating belt sander and see what magic I can pull off. If not, back to the lumber yard for another $140 worth of Douglas Fir and a piece of Sipo.
Oh, the glue up on the mast was great. It came out straight, no gaps, no bend, or twist. It looked great with the SIPO sandwiched between Douglas Fir.
NICE LAYOUT LINES
SHOULD BE EASY!
A DISASTER. TOO EMBARRASSED TO SHOW YOU HOW BAD.
WIll HAVE TO SEE IF I CAN SALVAGE IT. STAY TUNED.
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