BSD Kneeboard Designs...
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:24 pm
Built a couple kneeboards this summer. Maybe this is a trend. A resurgence or kneelos. Either way, I am enjoying shaping them. I pride myself in shaping all types of surfcraft. I have to start by saying that my second board was actually a kneeboard growing up. A very "Fishy" looking board. I stood up on it anyways.
With the whole fish thing coming back, it was easy to morf some of my templates into a functional kneeboard. My customer asks me to make him something similar to his current ride. He came equipped with several of his personal boards. Couple Blasts and one I had never heard of. Talked in detail about what he liked and disliked about each of them. Settled on a 5'10" x 23.75" x 2.75" double-winged squash tail.
Fast forward 2 years, and he gives me freedom to shape him whatever I feel will work. I've made several for him now.
This is his latest. 5'10" x 23.75" x 2.25" Concave deck w/ flatter deck and volume carried out to the rail w/ an angular rail. Shallow single concave to double with some Vee off the tail. This board also features my "Katana Beveled Edge". This is a 3.5" bevel out near the rail which not only helps this board go on rail easier, it also thins out the rail as well. It also narrows the concave area. Wider board with concave seem to not turn so well. IMHO. This is a design feature I use on my wider surfboard designs.
I also strategically staggered the top layers of fiberglass for both strength under each knee, but also to allow the tail to flex during turns.
These boards are made from hand. No shaping machine, start to finish by myself.
Hoping to build more of these.
Barry Snyder Designs
barrysnyderdesigns.com
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... bwjzpu.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... djxueb.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... x22woo.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... d9l07d.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... 32izni.jpg
With the whole fish thing coming back, it was easy to morf some of my templates into a functional kneeboard. My customer asks me to make him something similar to his current ride. He came equipped with several of his personal boards. Couple Blasts and one I had never heard of. Talked in detail about what he liked and disliked about each of them. Settled on a 5'10" x 23.75" x 2.75" double-winged squash tail.
Fast forward 2 years, and he gives me freedom to shape him whatever I feel will work. I've made several for him now.
This is his latest. 5'10" x 23.75" x 2.25" Concave deck w/ flatter deck and volume carried out to the rail w/ an angular rail. Shallow single concave to double with some Vee off the tail. This board also features my "Katana Beveled Edge". This is a 3.5" bevel out near the rail which not only helps this board go on rail easier, it also thins out the rail as well. It also narrows the concave area. Wider board with concave seem to not turn so well. IMHO. This is a design feature I use on my wider surfboard designs.
I also strategically staggered the top layers of fiberglass for both strength under each knee, but also to allow the tail to flex during turns.
These boards are made from hand. No shaping machine, start to finish by myself.
Hoping to build more of these.
Barry Snyder Designs
barrysnyderdesigns.com
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... bwjzpu.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... djxueb.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... x22woo.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... d9l07d.jpg
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402 ... 32izni.jpg