One more day of welding is needed to finish the stern portion of the pirate ship armature for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch. This massive piece certainly dominates the shop! As fast as I complete the welding of the pencil rod armature, the crew is close behind, tying on the diamond lath. The poop deck, which is now fully wired, will be mounted on top of the stern when it arrives in Nebraska. When fully assembled, the ship will be over twenty-two feet tall, twenty-eight feet long and just a little under eight and a half feet wide.