1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

[Woodonglass]

Yes, within 1/1000 of an inch!!!!

 

[Scott Danforth]

looking good.

you may want to remove the egg sacks though

 

[mickyryan]

That is going to be a beautiful boat

 

[mickyryan]

Sam are you harvesting the eggsa ks for enemys? Lol

 

[sphelps]

Some of the filler in the screws are flaking out so I was planing removing all the filler .
Then replacing with some mahogany tinted filler . That way not real noticeable should I go the no stain route ...
Scott I will get rid of the eggs but I need to sneak up on the spider first to kill it .
When I turn the lights on it will probably be out of its hole . I’ll be ready to eraticate the problem easier that way ..
Do y’all think taking the seat benches out would be a problem ?
Just concerned the hull might flex out a little .Probably nothing to worry about .idk ..
Arch no need to add that to punch list .
Existing conditions . I could send an RFI on it but I would prolly have it splashed before I got an answer back ....

 

[kcassells]

I also like the accent color where the screws are. I think I would make plugs and stain the caps a darker color.
Might be too tedious though now thinking about it. You could use a different wood species for the caps so the stain would take a different hue.
I'll bet the filler will take a dif look too. Looking forward to that work.

 

[oldrem]

Sure is going to be a head turner!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Scott I will get rid of the eggs but I need to sneak up on the spider first to kill it .

acetone in a spray bottle

 

[mickyryan]

RFI.... you did say you would like to splash this at some point correct? lol

 

[archbuilder]

Sam, the correcting the spacing tolerances was very clear in the specs

 

[zool]

Its looking really good Sam!.....I would get matching plugs, but thats just me...looks like Al Capone did a drive by on ya!

 

[sphelps]

My tape don't have 1000th marks ..Remember I'm a drywall guy .. Mud comes in 5 gal buckets and tape is 2" wide ...
Took care of mr spidey with a paint stir stick ...
Zool ,that was my exact thought ... looks like a drive by casualty ...
I think with the mahogany filler it should blend in better ... That would be a boat load of plugs .But if I can locate a scrap piece plugging is not out of the question .. Is there another way to take stain off other than sanding ?
Getting down to bare wood inside is gunna be fun ...:grumpy:

 

[Scott Danforth]

Wood bleach?

 

[oldrem]

Wood bleach?

I think that's the only way. Stain is meant to go deep into the pores of the wood.

 

[mickyryan]

i did it to a dining table once with just acetone i kept wiping until i didn't get anymore color on the rag, however that might be a serious undertaking on the boat

 

[sphelps]

The main thing is to not mess up the cold moulded veneer with anything to harsh .
I guess I could sand first then see what the wood bleach does ...

 

[kcassells]

Woofa ...yea I hear ya on the veneer. That can get toasted real easy. Acetone might break the glue? Wood bleach may be a way to go. Any wood worker specialists here with opinions or suggestions?
Sam I thought you bought that plug do-hickey maker earlier in the thread. :joyous:

 

[sphelps]

Yes I do have plug cutters

 

[sphelps]

No boat stuff today guys .. Had the annual Heart Walk to take care of ..


Here is our booth set up with our display that everyone signs and wrights messages on ..
the girls posing for picture is one of our secretaries and daughter ..



A good crowd on hand today .. My boss thinks it was a record crowd .

We had 4 water stations . My station gave out 112 cases of cold water ... It was a hot one today !



We provide doggie pools at the stations also .. I think they appreciate them LOL!


I didn.t know anything about it but after the event the office surprised me with a Birthday cupcake cake !!!
A good way to spend a Birthday even with all the work involved !!
Cheers everyone !!!!

 

[kcassells]

Thats awesome!