Today I did a little 'Railings' work.
Rather than drill holes in the deck and place stanchions in them, I decided to dry make them on the bench.
I marked out on a piece of scrap wood, the positions, and taped them down. I then ran the brass wire through them and soldered in situ. I was then able to offer the assembly up to the deck and mark and drill the holed in one go. The first side went well and I glued them in place.
The other side was made but I thought I'd paint them before fitting to prevent paint splashes going on the deck. I shall try this tomorrow and take a picture then.