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Cut the half-deck and quarter-deck forward curves from two pieces of soft wood about 1 in. thick. Also, cut pieces of the same width from the trays, about 1/4 in. longer than the finished length of each curved bulkhead. Steam these pieces for about 20 minutes, then bow them and cleat the outer ends to the ends of the curved block. Round one long edge of two 1/16-in. hardwood strips, 2 in. long. Then, put the block in a vise, aline the wooden strips (rounded edges to the thin bulkhead) with the vertical lines where the bulkhead curves meet, and gradually tighten the vise until the steamed wood lies tightly against the curves of the block form. Each bulkhead should dry for at least 24 hours; then apply moldings and columns to each curved bulkhead with casein glue, cut out the door opening and glue the assembly into place. The gothic-type windows, detailed in Fig. 49, may be altered as shown in the photo directly below. Drill 1/8-in. holes, 1/4 in. deep, into the spar-deck bulkhead gun plaques. Notice that the half-deck bulkhead extends high enough to form a forward bulwark for the quarter deck, and that its top is finished off with a half-round rail, made as in Fig. 55. The quarter-deck bulkhead is simply a flat piece of the same thin wood, decorated similarly to those just described. However, before gluing this one in place, cover the window openings from the back side with book-mending tissue tape, available at stationery stores.
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