ANDY SHAW OF LEWES
A SPAR CARVER
First off, what is a
spar? Within the seafaring world , a spar is a stout,
round,
wooden pole, such as a
mast, boom, gaff or yard. Yard is not familiar to me.
A spar is used in the
'rigging' of a sailing vessel to support the sail and that all
there is to
know about that.
Andy Shaw, was at one
time the shipwright at historic St. Mary's City. Andy grew up
in Lewes and on board
ships along the East coast. He became involved in wooden
boat building and
became a master 'spar carver'. He knows a spar is critical
to
effective sailing. The
mast of a ship. Dependability requires well made spars.
Andy mentored apprentice
Daewin Weigel in all aspects of spar carving from picking
out the exact piece of
wood to mounting the finished piece on the ship.
Abstract: by Harrison H.
04/28/18 , the source being a Maryland State Arts Council
publication titled
“Maryland Traditions” at marylandtraditions.org.
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