The Mast

One day I found myself with a heat gun in one hand and a putty knife in the other and went to work. After about 7 hours I was up to the spreaders and quit. My thumb was numb for days after that. A couple weeks later I finished it off. I did two passes with 60 grit and it looked almost good enough to varnish, except for all those knots and various types of wood grain... Never mind, I'll paint it again. Just not green. So, I hit it with 120 grit, 180, then 220.