Carbon fiber and wood not a good match.

Well not usually anyway.
Here I am coaxing a sleeve of braided carbon fiber onto the mizzen top mast.

 If you pull on the braid it tightens like a Chinese finger trap.As you push the braid on it expands and shortens and then when you pull it out it lengthens and tightens.

Once the sleeve is in place I secured the ends with a hose clamp.

The main top mast is in the upper right waiting its turn to be swallowed by the braided black snake.