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When assembling, have the ink lines on the inside. After the windows are in place, glue thin strips of wood over the celluloid at the corners of the lantern body, to more suitably frame the windows. Triangular molding strips are glued horizontally around the top and bottom sides, aft of the sternboard, as shown in Figs. 65 and 66. A square section, the exact size of the lantern body, is then cut from the top of the sternboard downward and the lantern is glued in place. Also, the fleur-de-lis bracket is glued to the sternboard so that its top fits snugly against the underside of the lantern body. Two flat scrolls, the thickness of the sternboard, should be glued against the lantern and on the top edge of the sternboard, as in Fig. 65. If you desire, you may fit light wire guards over the windows, the ends of the guards being inserted in small holes drilled in the window frames. Four side lanterns, two on each side, are required for the tops of the outside gallery domes, as in Fig. 60. These are made to the dimensions in Fig. 60. These are made to the dimensions in Fig. 59 and are fitted with windows the same as the stern lantern. The vertical wooden strips are required over the window sides, but the tops and bottoms project far enough outside of the lantern bodies proper to require no additional moldings as is the case with the stern lantern, The side lanterns are glued in place and the carving cut and fitted around them.
A set of knights and bitts must now be made for each of the three masts. Two knights and two bitts are needed for the main and foremasts while one knight and two bitts are required for the mizzenmast. They are made of maple to the dimensions given in Fig. 63. Note that the mizzen knight is slightly smaller that those required for the other two masts, and that it is located forward of its mast. Lay out the holes in the decks to receive the dowels of these pieces in their respective locations, shown in Fig. 62, and glue the knights and bitts solidly in place. Fig. 67 shows the cabin windows, which are cut into the hull, one on each side, just below the edge of the quarter-deck and aft of the half-deck bulkhead.
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