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Lay out the mast taper in the other plane. Crosscut not quite to the layout with a saw, and rough shape the mast with an axe, adze, or chisel. Plane the mast smooth. This leaves a tapered mast with a square section
Cross cutting with a circular saw
Hewing with an adze
All images and text Copyright Dale Austin, 1962-2008
