How To Make A Flagpole Out Of Wood. I imagine a suitably straight tree was selected and felled from which a flagpole was fashioned. I'm thinking it may still be done this way by the boy scouts.
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I'm thinking it may still be done this way by the boy scouts. Eye bolt, pulley, cap and reducer. Another makes them out of solid cedar snags taken out of the woods.
For A Wood Pole, A Hinged Base Is A Neccessity.
A place in new england has been making them out of doug fir for years. Eye bolt, pulley, cap and reducer. The wood can be stained to give an old, crafted look.
Back In The Day, Flagpoles Were Made Almost Exclusively From Wood.
A coat of epoxy, then three coats of marine white paint. Another makes them out of solid cedar snags taken out of the woods. I than used the same jig to drill a 1/4 hole all the way thought the 1 1/2 pip at the very top mount the eye bolt to hold the pulley.
Fasten In Place With Lock Washers And Make Sure The Eye Bolt Is Oriented As Shown Below, This Will Prevent The Bolt From Opening Over Time And.
I imagine a suitably straight tree was selected and felled from which a flagpole was fashioned. I'm thinking it may still be done this way by the boy scouts. Planers and drawknives and sanding to get the stock round and tapered.
No Laminations, Just Solid Stock.
Passersby who view your homemade flag pole displayed in your front yard will likely wonder if it was something you had custom made. A wooden flag pole can be more aesthetically pleasing than a metal one.
