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Halloween Pirate Ship - "Yee must walk the Plank!" [PG]

Step 3Hard to Port!

Hard to Port!
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The Wheel Helm
This was a highlight of the ship. The kids loved pretending to steer the ship as they adventured for their candy.

Materials
- Pink Insulation Foam
- Lattice Wood Strips - 1'1/2" x 1/2" x 8'

Tools
- Hot Glue
- Router / or Dremel ( If you have one)
- Utility Knife
- Saw

Steps
1. Depending of the height of your ship, determine the circumference of your wheel helm.
2. Cut outside ring X2, Cut inside disc X2 out of pink insulation foam.
3. Layout lattice strip, Cut 1 to the entire width of the of Wheel ( 36" for mine)
4. The other 4 posts need to be calculated manually.
5. Hot glue wood pieces to one side, and then the other.
6. Paint to desired brown ship like color.
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