One
of the legends surrounding wooden masts is that of the Golden Rasta. A
creature so called because his tangled locks grow from the shavings
of Sitka spruce masts. It is most auspicious if he pays a visit. One
can be sure of a mast that will remain straight and strong for many
years if it first receives his blessing along with a glance of his
beloved plane.
Of course wooden mast building is not quite as prevalent as it once was. Indeed it might even be true that more wooden masts are neglected and ultimately perish to rot than are built nowadays. I tell you this as, according to the legend, sadly each time a wooden mast is destroyed the Golden Rasta loses one of his precious locks. And who can imagine the Golden Rasta with a bald patch.
Well
I'm sure you will be delighted to hear that we caught a glimpse of
this not so mythical creature this morning. We were quick enough to
snap a few shots of him, plane in hand, before he scurried away with his new lock.
So
now the Golden Rasta has been we are all but ready to move on to the
final stage of mast building; varnishing. We might even expect a
visit from the Three headed Varnish Dragon of Sitka. So called because one head
blows on a blend of uv absorbers in a blend of aromatic oils, the
other a aliphatic isocyanate, whilst the third dries it with his
flames, enabling them to get all 10 coats on in a day. It really is
the holy grail of varnish and would last years. But personally, I don't
believe such a varnish exists!
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1 comment:
Haa!!! It's so auspicious!! what amazing news that you managed to capture a shot of his luscious locks. You shoulud be very carful if you're going to try to get a shot of that dragon though. I've heard he can freeze you solid with his varnishy breath. Your mast looks beautiful and massive. Our boat work has stopped as Egg goes to work next week for a bit at Aardman and I'm having to do the accounts to try to make sure that the company makes a nice fat loss to try to make up for the year of plenty in 2011. All rather dull but the Unimog is up for sale at least.. do you know anyone that wants one? £4950 here but they make $20000 in the US! Have you had any more luck with a truck yet? Sounds like an unexpected pain but she must have got to that spot in the first place somehow I guess?! x x x
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