Ready. Set. Go…starting the plugs. You can never really appreciate this until you have done it yourself. So, the next time I’m ready to start plugging, I will be looking for volunteers.
Most boats or boat bars take two sizes of plugs. There are smaller ones that are used in the planks, and larger ones that are for the top rails or things that are larger masses of wood.
The true motivation here is that I’m definitely getting towards the end. So, I just keep pushing through. Most people don’t realize that when I push the plug in, I actually rotate it so it lines up with the grain of the wood. Next, I’ll sand it smooth, and it becomes almost invisible.
After the glue dries on the plugs, I take a sharp chisel and cut them off as flush as possible with the top of the planking. I have to stop and sweep them up every so often or otherwise, it’s like walking on marbles.
On the first sanding, I have to take it slow. I want to keep as much old stain and varnish on the wood as possible. Then, I will work with different colors of stain to blend this all together. I want as nice, even look as I can get.
Jack
Is there going to be a brass football?
Sorry that was FOOTRAIL
Sorry that was FOOTRAIL