Time for a new board
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:15 am
- Tools
- Work area (Note-photo taken out of sequence)
- US Blank 6-2A, crust sanded off
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Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:24 pm
so what's it going to be? fish, thruster, quad, rounnded pin...?
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:40 pm
- Drawing outline using templates
- Outline cut out, double wing diamond tail
- 5'1/2" x 21 3/8" (I'm 5'4", so it's not really a tiny board)
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:20 pm
- Rocker
- Rocker profile
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 9:39 pm
- Thickness (2 5/16" before concaves added)
- Thickness profile
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:49 pm
Nice, keep the pics coming!
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:26 pm
- shaped deck and rails
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:12 pm
Wow looking great
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 10:28 pm
- Shaping the concaves. Bottom contours: slight vee in front, single to double concave through the middle, slight vee blended with double concave in fin area
- Checking the double
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:38 pm
- Glassing materials / bottom laminated (single 4 oz)
- Deck laminated (two 4 oz plus patches in high stress areas)
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 7:51 am
The pictures look great. Have you made kneeboards before? Do you make kneeboards for other people? I can't wait to see it with a deck pad and hear how it surfs.
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:10 pm
Josh - This is my 8th home-made board and I'm definitely no expert. Never shaped one for someone else. It's fun and frustrating at the same time. The experience has given me a real appreciation for the skill level of professional shapers and glassers. Out of the 8, I've had what I would consider 2 good boards, 3 ok and 2 duds (I was able to partially strip and reshape the duds, resulting in ok boards, so all was not lost). Hopefully, this is a good one, but I never know until it gets in the water.
- Cardboard templates to set fin toe and cant
- Fronts tacked, rears jigged
- Glassing in progress
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:33 am
The fin placement looks great. I would think fin boxes would be easier. To me the glass on fins show that you really think about the way water will flow around the board.
Stay sane and keep shaping.
Stay sane and keep shaping.
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:23 am
Very cool Josh. I'd never attempt what you're doing so it's fun to see the progress. Wondering why you didn't use a removable fin system because fins can make a difference in performance depending on conditions. Thx!
Re: Time for a new board
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:16 pm
Interesting you used red foam for your board. It's light, but it is also very susceptible to pressure. Have you tried blue foam? It's a bit heavier, though not much, but holds up much better to stress.
Great job. Your board looks fantastic.
Great job. Your board looks fantastic.