San Felipe 1690 from ZHL

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Time for a big update.

• Planking and sanding of the cherry and the mahogany completed.
• Staining the mahogany completed. But..... Not happy.
• Phase one of decking the lower deck completed. Next phase is to do the tree nailing
• Started the task of glueing the interior planks.

After sanding the daylights out of the cherry and mahogany I was very pleased. Only a couple of thin gaps that needed to be filled. Beveling worked out great and I still cannot say enough about the clamps. So, it's time to stain the bottom whilst the top is still basically empty of detail. Blue tape and the stain was "Red Mahogany". Even after using my fingernail and pressing the tape down very hard it still blead into the cherry. ARG. Next!! The stain looks more like walnut then mahogany. I'm going to sand it off and use something different. My concern is those softer mahogany planks soaking in the wood too far to sand off. If that is the case I'll be stuck with this darker stain. We'll see.

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Mahogany comes in difference colors from light to dark. The stain you used resulted in a dark finish, but there is still a hint of red, and the grain is still indicative of mahogany. On dark woods like mahogany and American walnut, I like to used oil such as Danish Oil instead of stain so it doesn't get too dark. Danish Oil has some stain in it, but you can choose to use the Light Walnut Danish Oil to keep the color lighter. I know you wanted a lighter finish, but I think your hull still looks good!