Fender Factory Tour Film From 1959....

[Hardrock69]

8mm film shot by Forrest White, Fender General Manager from 1954 to 1967:

[Nitro Express]

Freehand cuts on the band saw. Sanding the radius in (I didn't see any shapers or routers). Spraying laquer with no resirator (OSHA would have a fit).

[Matt White]

WOW! How did I miss this?!? A GEM from the Golden Age!!!

Nice find!!!

[ELVIS]

That's fucking awesome !!!

Hey, where's all the overly hyped so called "masterbuilders" who take an already made CNC body and neck and do a $4000 sanding job and set-up ??

[Matt White]

That's fucking awesome !!!

Hey, where's all the overly hyped so called "masterbuilders" who take an already made CNC body and neck and do a $4000 sanding job and set-up ??

I wanted to tell that one guy...."HEY! Put a shirt on! It's work, not a Picnic!!!"

Nice slice of AMERICANA right there.......................

[ELVIS]

That dude probably sprayed that nitrocellulose laquer every day without mask until he died...

[Diamondjimi]

Great find HR.
Makes me want a vintage Strat even more...

[kwame k]

Awesome find HR!

Not an ear plug or safety glasses in sight

[Hardrock69]

Kwame!

What's up dude? You been scarce here lately!

You guys are so welcome for the vid, lol.

I just found it on the net and had to post it for you guys.

I cannot set foot in any shop without wanting earplugs and safety glasses on.
Learned that in my daze working for large jet manufacturers......

And of course there is no auto-dust-collection system you would find in any modern wood shop.

[kwame k]

Doing well, my friend.......took a break from the boards for a bit but I'm back!

Hope all is well with you and yours

I agree about the ear plugs.......I wished I wore them when I started playing out live.....wouldn't have this fucking Tinnitus now

[Hardrock69]

Yes. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing ........................

[Nitro Express]

That dude probably sprayed that nitrocellulose laquer every day without mask until he died...

I built me a spray booth this summer and bought a bunch of painting equipment and safety equipment. When I see a guy spraying paint like that with no respirator it makes me cringe. I think the modern paints we have now might be more dangerous than the laquer but still. Theres chemicals in the modern paints that by the time you feel you have a exposure problem it's too late. Nasty stuff.

[Nitro Express]

Kwame!

What's up dude? You been scarce here lately!

You guys are so welcome for the vid, lol.

I just found it on the net and had to post it for you guys.

I cannot set foot in any shop without wanting earplugs and safety glasses on.
Learned that in my daze working for large jet manufacturers......

And of course there is no auto-dust-collection system you would find in any modern wood shop.

My dad had bad hearing because in his younger years he ran a brick saw all day long. I asked him why he didn't wear earplugs and he said they had no such things in the late 40's. No safety glasses and no ear plugs.

[ashstralia]

Hell cool Hr. I'm gonna do a nitro.

I worked in a boutique telescope shop in the early to mid 80's. We did everything in house, except foundry work. I'm talking giant mutha fkn big arse 24" reflectors on equatorial mounts weighing tonnes. Mostly smaller stuff, but you get the picture.

Some of the toxic shit we were around, and did, boggles my mind. With just a lab coat and occasionally one of those cheap disposable dust masks.

[Hardrock69]

Mmmkay!