Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

Jack, that's a fender squire series! you don't often see them in a natural finish, usually painted!the quality is really low on the new ones, that one may be one of the early ones [run the serial number]! the Mexican made strats are better and the usa made are the premium!! there is a huge story behind the fender,cbs purchase! the American strats 60,70's are worth money! but that's not where were going here! show me some nice wood, patina is great! I have Gibson,fender,G&L[which is Leo Fender] to play! I'm looking for a beautiful piece of wood that you crafted, that will be finished natural ,not painted!
by the way ,you did ok on the squire it's worth more than L20! what really has my interest is if that squire is real wood, if you pull off the back plate,what's inside, real wood or glued sawdust!

show me a slab of beauty,please! I'll be hanging a maple neck on it,my other stuff is all rosewood necks and I'd like to have a maple fretboard on the next one!
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show me a slab of beauty to put in my room of boats and noise!

Yup!!!!! It's solid wood, looks like inch and a half sandalwood, they shaded the perimeter in black lacquer.
Took the back off and it's cool. Can't find the serial number.
You are right, it's a "Squier Strat by Fender" damn but your good Don.
I lied to you, I gave £12 for it----$18 us. So I wasn't, screwed by the diddy, (gyppo).

By the way, this has a maple neck with rosewood inlays and ivory fret. Hot sh-t, I could turn a small profit here----that rarely happens.
will pull a couple of planks and put a surface on it so you can choose which cut you want, sits real easy on the belly and hip.
Will need a profile, but I would be happier for you to get a guy to measure you up and custom-cut the piece around you.
Promise you it will be worth the money. End of the day I can still cobble a work of art round the Strat, after all were already half way there, it is a work of art.
If you ever bend a prop my son is one of the few people in the world that can put it right.
Wilson Custom Marine in Stuart Fl.

[yes of course STAVROS knows what I do, so does Rich Luhrs, they already have works of mine.[/QUOTE]

Sits proudly in my house. Will try to post photo later. - Steve Sirois (AKA STAVROS. Jackie stuck that name on me)

jack, the first pic. in post #34 what species wood is that!, got a piece like that big enough! I'm not surprised you bumped into someone related to the stones!those boys were busy for a long time,half the population is probably related!

The 34pic is 1500 year old English churchyard yew which came down in the great storm of 1986,
That particular piece was only 1" thick 12" wide and 6' long, but has the most amazing detail of anything I have ever seen, It was a once in a lifetime burred from end to end have 2 pieces left which are cheese board show pieces.
Will post you some foggies tomorrow----been a long day-----you don't come across a fender every day of your life.
24 hours ago, I had never even heard of one

Attachment 293353Attachment 293354Attachment 293355Attachment 293356See what I mean about detail----look close enough and the universe is in there and not even hidden

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Originally Posted by seeroy

[yes of course STAVROS knows what I do, so does Rich Luhrs, they already have works of mine.

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Sits proudly in my house. Will try to post photo later. - Steve Sirois (AKA STAVROS. Jackie stuck that name on me)[/QUOTE]

C'mon Stevie Baby, the minute I saw you I knew you had some Greek in you, you had to be STAVROS. HAUSER and I agreed it was the right thing years ago.

ROTORY John really stirred the pot when he asked where I got the wood from, told you he could stir up a storm without even trying, another great character I met during the journey of life.
Taking a couple of days off, driving down to Somerset today to see Jilly's boy Mat and family, have to go across the levels which have been under water for 3months.
Taking the iPad so will keep in touch.
Won' t be facing your planks 'till Monday Don, then you can decide which way is up.
Had a look at some strato shapes---there' everything from a Banjo to a teardrop, you could almost do a freehand cut on the bandsaw and it wouldn't be out of place.
Might take the fender to bits and do a dummy run with a wild shape body and stick the hardware back on, just to get some direction.
Would you believe I just got an offer of £200 for the fender, will have to wait ' till I finished mutilating said instrument. (£188 profit is not to be sniffed at)

That's the 2013 old farts golf tourney, Doreen and Rich Luhrs, Betty and Bill Baker, Seebold himself, Mark Rathmell, the Preacher is there somewhere.


had a brainstorm and thought could do the body as a boat in some form coming out like Polaris!!!
maybe do the whole instrument out of one piece, expensive ,but could be done, but does the grain run horizontal or vertical. Lot to think about over the next couple days

Here I am with Mathew ( Jill's boy) in deepest Somerset and he shows me a solid burr, think it's Walnut, but wouldn't bet the farm on it. Barely big enough, but if I altered the shape a little i could make a different body. Will buy a 2" slice off him and get to work on it next week.

It'l be interesting to see what a little tlc can do to that!

Just got Monday and Tuesday to mess about and get some idea of which road were going down.
mind focused on two pieces now, found some birds eye maple but I'm running before I can toddle here, first time in ages my candle has been lit. Promise you'll like it Don, and it won't cost the earth.
tell you Thursday when you can see some sort of progress.
If you don't like what you see, no obligation.

Don, how close to the Quanteco or the American Ash strato do want this.?
all the shapes are basically the same, though I could thin the perimeter much nicer than the original.
Elongate the body a tad and imagine.
Family tied for two days, after that I'm a free agent, and the cogs start engaging.

jack, try to keep the body similar in size, I play sitting down so weight isn't an issue. I want it to fit in a display case which would allow a stretch of 2" max from the tail to the neck socket.the horn design is all yours!

There's normally just two horns at the top, how 'bout I give you two more at the bottom corners and beat polished alloy around the tips ?
Off to Martock to see some burr timber, the Walnut burr Mat has is a tad too small .
done a couple of templates, cogitating on whether I should do a bit of radical or trad, will cobble something together Monday.

Jackie: I'll send you some picture next week of some of the work I do with wood. You'll be surprised. Now if someone will tell me how to add pictures, I'll be all set.
Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Rotary John

Jackie: I'll send you some picture next week of some of the work I do with wood. You'll be surprised. Now if someone will tell me how to add pictures, I'll be all set.
Thanks.

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Johnno, once you have been shown it's real easy.
best way is to pull any kid, six years upwards off the street and get it to show you how to do a download of any photo, give him or her the iPad, they are ALL amazing .When their done, pat the head, give em a biscuit and kick 'em out, you do not want to know how smart today's kid is.
Or we could do it the hard way ,just follow these instructions.
Tap on "reply to thread"
In the box write your message
Topright hand side of box, tap middle square icon.
New window opens, tap on "computer"
Tap on choose file
Tap on choose existing
Photos opens up tap on camera roll.
choose desired photo and one will appear.
press "upload file"
Have a beer and a sandwich 'cos this takes a while.

Then tap on "post quick reply"

God but I'm good to you Johnno.

Sold-------sold " the windsurfer" to a gentleman with taste in Canada.
he liked it, asked the price, told him, he wrote back "where do I send the. Cheque.?
Have to get daughter Sam (she runs a shipping agency out of Heathrow) to give me a price for shipping said article.
Food on the table next week,(times are hard) and a celebratory bottle of Canadian Club.
May have to do him another one, I know I can improve on it.
depends if I can get away from the time thief, seem to be sleeping longer these days.
Will post some pics of the burrs -----schools still out on that one.

DON---WOULD YOU CONSIDER A WHALE TAIL BASE ..? MIGHT BE A BIT OF FUN!!!!!!

C.C.! Gibsons Finest laddie! I'm thinking raceboat Jack,sponsons,transoms! International artist now!careful with the liquor and power tools!

great stuff!

never did make the wood shop down in deepest Somerset-----every road we went down for a couple of miles suddenly had a raging torrent one had to navigate or turn tail and try another route. Got really pissed off after a while and six U turns-----for a civilised country run by idiots England normally does quite well but the poor folk in Somerset have got right regally screwed.
Thought I was on Lake Ontario at one point, people are chucking a line out of their upstairs window and catching salmon for breakfast!!!!!
If anyone knows of a Florida swamp boat going cheap I'm sure some body in Somerset will bid good money for it.
Part of the fun when you reside in the UK are the "guess" roads-----guess if it's blocked, guess if it' s , flooded, guess if your going to get drowned ,.
Then when they do put up a "road impassable ", I bet you a pound to a pincha it will still be there in August, why the hell we get this massive influx of illegal immigrants to stay here is beyond my comprehension, give 'em a wet suit and a snorkel and send the buggers to Somerset. Believe me they won' stay long.
So I won't be posting any pics of burrs.

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C.C.! Gibsons Finest laddie! I'm thinking raceboat Jack,sponsons,transoms! International artist now!careful with the liquor and power tools!

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Don, will try and get Stavros to send you a piccie of "Sirois" that's about the only finished tunnel boat I can remember and I never took any foggies.

Jackie:

Be well my friend...remember we have a date in November.... F*ck the reaper...and the rest of those commies. :)

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Jackie:

Be well my friend...remember we have a date in November.... F*ck the reaper...and the rest of those commies. :)

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Morning Rich, back home and looking forward to a quiet but busy day in the workshop, farting about and doing what I love doing best, a bit of creativity.
Just remembered, you have a model boat you paid far too much for at one of the OFF auctions.
Was to raise money for the postage of "THE HAUSER TROPHY" which is still one of the largest pieces I ever did.
Most of the folk who read S&F will have read some of WILLABEE'S gleanings, here's a picture of him when he was a lovable youth,( before the crankiness took over, still think he looks like Don Ameche)

Curious as to the motor on the right back by the glass window wall.

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Curious as to the motor on the right back by the glass window wall.

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There's a real mix of motors in there, the boat is Renato's ( note the cut outs for the infamous brakes) with a silo stitched to it's rear, and the entourage working on it as always.
can't get high def with my iPad, so I don't even see the motor.
Renato had all sorts of secret sh-t in every corner of the shop-it could have been a LAMBERATIRARRI.

Had a crazy morning working like a demented Dervisher, band saw, planer, and my smoother were all hot by lunch time.
Don, your going to have to bear with me a bit here, this is a more or less conventional strato, but with a quite nice figuring.
this is stage one and all I want from you is a yes or no on the wood.
Will chamfer the edges to nothing, then you will see what the grain looks like.
have another lump just like this and am going to do a "WING" will have to hand carve this, so it will be a first, if you don't like it , Rich will, so it won't be wasted.
if you do like it you will just have to have a bigger cabinet and keep switching bodies.
the tool on top is my smoother I picked up in a flea market for $3, it's basically for finishing and tacking out saw marks

Attachment 293595Another shot of the backside, will do a couple of hours on it this afternoon,
see what you think, or is it tooooooooo conventional.
Don, I figure if you play boats you know what a WING is.

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Don, will try and get Stavros to send you a piccie of "Sirois" that's about the only finished tunnel boat I can remember and I never took any foggies.

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Thanks a lot Steve ------first drinks on me at the next OFF meeting.

Spent the afternoon carving the arse out of the base, took a couple of shots of the rough, needs a lot of TLC before you see it's full potential.
Are we on the same wavelength Don? Or do I start the "WING"

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Thanks a lot Steve ------first drinks on me at the next OFF meeting.

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You still owe me a drink for saving your ass at the last OFF :rolleyes:

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Curious as to the motor on the right back by the glass window wall.

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Looks like a C6 or T2 sitting there. I zoomed it in a bit.

Conrad

that looks great Jack! thanks!

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Originally Posted by donmac

that looks great Jack! thanks!

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Righto Don, we're cooking with Propane, knickers up and box on, ONIVAR!!!!!!

Started this last week, might be the off golf tourney Trophy, unless anyone fancies a crack at it----a bit huge and futuristic, still within my capabilities but a bit more adventurous.

I finally let the cat out of the bag! told my wife about you and your guitar project! I showed her some of your scuptures,big mistake! when she saw steves boat art, [That's cool]. Our honeymoon was at the world champs key west 87 while crew chiefing a pro stock boat!English bloke walks up and starts asking about the new marriage and interviews us for a british boat magazine article!wondered if any of your friends might have a copy covering the 87 worlds and if there's any mention of us!anyway, looks like I might need another piece of your art for her 50th this year!