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I stained the deck using Minwax Golden Oak stain. Seemed a fitting color for the Golden Hind. The color was a bit darker than I anticipated, but after drying I was very satisfied with the results. After the stain dried, it was time to fair the bulkheads. I realized at this point that I gluedContinueContinue reading “Golden Hind: Build Log #2”

Assembling the bulkheads onto the frames was pretty straightforward. Used the office-style black clamps to keep them at a 90 degree angle to the frame. After getting the false deck glued on, I did the deck planking. The process was also very straightforward. I cut the long deck planks into 60 mm strips, and workedContinueContinue reading “Golden Hind: Build Log #1”