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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Lunch break update ... Re-assembled the seat backs and mounted the stopes for the middle seat back . Got em sitting in place temporarily..I gotta do some thinking on how to proceed .. I would really rather leave the seats out until all is complete in the bottom . Paint and all .. But, I want to...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Yeah Zool , it does spit out some shavings .LOL! This model doesn’t have a vac attachment but I think they make an add on one you can buy .. Got all the seat parts sanded and first coat of varnish on ..And first coat on the inside .. The bow area still hasn’t gotten any more fun since the last...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I appreciate the kind words guys .... Hopefully it gets better with every coat going on. I only have 1 qt of varnish on hand .. 2 gallons are on the way . The qt should be enough for the first coat on everything including the seats .. I tried out the planner and cut out the new seat pieces that...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ok pics are required I get it ! :rolleyes: ‘This was the tint stain first the followed up with the first coat of varnish . 50/50 mix varnish and brushing thinner . I brushed the first coat ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Behlen is the stain /tint and reducer I’m using .. And did use on the inside of the hull today .. I was trying to match the tone on the outside . The mix was 50/50 stain and reducer . Pretty close I think ,might have added a little more reducer to make it lighter . Before the stain I used a...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ok pics now .. First pic is right after a scrub with the chlorine 2cnd pic is the spots dry .. Pretty ugly huh .... And the bottom with some epoxy / glass bubble mix spread ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Doing a few spot filling getting ready for final sanding on the sides . Filler is drying now . I tell ya if I wasn’t dealing with the dark spots I think I would be done by now ... I’ve tried everything to think of but some are still coming back .. Its extremely aggravating! A lot of spots on...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    If this thing don’t turn out nice it won’t be for lack of effort that’s for sure ! Gave it a good scrub with the OA ... About 3 or 4 times on the black stains on the rail ... A little splotchy on the bow .. I don’t think I should have used the 2 part bleach on the spots because it made the...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    A little experiment... A piece of mahogany and the piece of cedar that I am replacing due to a split . On the right is 1 coat of OTF On the left is a coat of Epifanes 50/50 with brushing thinner .. After it drys I will thin the varnish to 25% for a coat on both then follow up with around 5%...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I used the thin cloth .. Later I will give it a tight skim and sanding with some fairing compound and call it good . But first tomorrow I will use the oxolic acid on the upper deck for the final cleaning . Sand down to 120 then I guess she’s ready for the varnish ...:) The Admiral was wanting...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I warmed it up in the shop enough to do some epoxy .
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    Wanting a bush hog for my tractor

    Diesel 4x4 Chinese Jinma ..24 hp I believe.. Not wanting to spend a ton on a cutter .. I know TS sells cheaper ones ..County Line or something like that and there are a few dealers not too far away that carry LMC and Bush Hog ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Stripped and sanded all the seat parts while I was waiting for some epoxy fillets to cure .. Boy that’s an ugly transom ! I may stain it idk ... A few of the pieces have some nice cracks /splits in them .. This is where a plainer would come in handy .. ‘Also decided to do a little...
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    Wanting a bush hog for my tractor

    Been looking on c/l for a used one but all seems to be worn out for the money . So considering a new one . ‘Just using for the back of my property doing some clearing and to keep the weeds down . .. Any tips on what to look for ? I believe the pto hp is 21 on the tractor .. Was thinking just...
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    So, what did you do today?

    Well. Not today but yesterday We went to the zoo .. They fix the place up with lights and stuff really nice .. Even the train around the zoo gets decorations..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Not using the stain I got . Mahogany medium brown .. Looks way to red for my liking ..Needs to be more brown to match the outside of the hull . Funny they must have used 2 different types of veneer for the hull .. I epoxied in the 2 bad bunk damage spots with a scrap piece of cloth I had and I...
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    Random

    Just a couple pics of a trip a few years ago .
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    Random

    A little bit of water 💦 LOL! ‘That’s the whole crew minus one not shown ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Yep test pieces will be the seat bottoms ... I think I will use the OTF to seal it then the varnish .. No boat work today .. I put my new scroll saw stand together.. Pretty nice saw ..Every now and then my knucklehead sil will surprise me by actually thinking I may want tools he runs into now...
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