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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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    Just a couple pics of a trip a few years ago .
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    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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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Picked up a piece of mahogany on the way home today . 5 board ft for 40 bucks .. I have to replace a couple of those seat base bracket thingamajigs and cut a few more plugs .. Also the sil got me an early Christmas preasent .. His uncle was getting rid of this new scroll saw for a 100 bucks...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    A lot of contrast after the 2 part bleach .. It has to be sanded . It darkens up a good bit after sanding .. That is after sanding and and just wiped down with a damp cloth on the right .
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    It doesn’t look like it but I bleached the rub rails and the cockpit trim . Tomorrow it will look bleached like the starboard side front cockpit trim .
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Here is the bow after filler .. Yeah ,not real pretty ... Iwill be bleaching the rail so the wood will be a good bit lighter .. Any suggestions on making it blend in better ?
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Also need your opinions on the splash rail at the bow eye .. Incredibly this is the worst of the buggery on the rails .. What do you guys think ? Take the screws out reform somewhat with filler sand and redrill ? Or maybe make sure screws are set good first then do the shaping/filling ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Good morning guys ! Hope everyone has recovered from Thanksgiving stuffing by now ... Boat work continues.. I took some time this morning to set all the upper deck factory finish nails a little deeper ..Blew them out with the compressor and filled them and any other cracks or holes I could find...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Plugs from left to right . Mahogany , Popular , Oak .
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    Extreme rafting

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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Also trying out this 2 part wood bleach I picked up .. Just wanted to bleach the spots first then probably use the oxolic acid bleach to do the whole area ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I got the rest of the plugs installed on the top planks .. Still need to do the rub rails and a few other areas .. Hope my block of mohogany is enough .. Gunna be close ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Thanks ssdale ! Been wracking my brain around and around on how to do this and that .. With all the great guidance from everyone I’m sure she will turn out nice . This is all pretty new to me so every step is a learning process .. Ok so Buck gave me a chunk of mohogany he happened to have when I...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    The last pic is a crack going down the the board along side of the center rib . This didn’t show up on the outside .. I assume epoxy and glass would be the best way to insure no problems down the road . ‘Was really tempted to start stealing hub caps but the Admiral talked me out of it ..:D
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I think my son fixed the pics issue . Let’s try it . I finally took the 2 handles off the transom and did a little sanding .. The outside layer of veneer is off in a few places and the next darker layer is showing though . What do you guys think . ‘It’s pretty rough .. I probably should have...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    My Studebaker brake/clutch pedal/ step pad came in the other day . Amazing how close the match is for it . :) Not many left out there .. Headed out of town for a few days so no boat work until the weekend ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Sounds like a good plan then ..Now just gotta get it ready ! ‘Taking a minute during the UF/LSU game . Right now down by a TD .:grumpy: Sorry Arch I just saw your score for the day ..Bummer ... Got up early and took a ride down past Micky a bit to another member’s house buxmj .. Hooked me up...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I picked up a quart of Epiphanes and some of there brushing thinner . I know it will take a lot more so the door is still open to changing things up if I want .. My original thought was to roll and tip it .. If sprayed will it OP like paint does ? ‘Not much to see but here are a couple pics to...
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