snub nosed, thick tailed , blocky rails, a bit of nose rocker for a change…
the cutdown and reshaped Cordingley ‘bonzer bottom single fin’ 6’9 ‘ski tail’…
hope it’s going to work [5’7 3/4 is the deck measurement…5’9 the bottom measurement, by the way]…I thought it looked about the same size as the 5’7 ‘stubbie’ in ‘Hicksy’s’ photo earlier…
the original shape [prior to deck delamination]…
<span style="text-decoration:underline">bottom..</span>
…stripped and reshaped…
...<span style="text-decoration:underline">sprayed...</span>
one layer 6oz top and bottom…
sanded finish…
Possibly still to come…
gloss coat top and bottom.
make some more wood and fibreglass combination fins for the fin box.
At a later date…
possibly one F.C.S. plug each side, for a three fin option.
I want to ride it as a single for at least a year though, preferably.
So, for me , this was many firsts, this board… for narrowness [18 1/2" ] , shortness, thinness …just under 2 1/2" and , some more nose rocker than my other boards have had. Forward foil too.
Also, it’s the first board I’ve done with only one layer glass deck and bottom. (And enamel sprayed, with acrylic oversprayed…)
I’m thinking for my next one (either a mal or the 6’9 stringerless blank) , to do a tint. And a cutlap. Again, with a single fin box…I LOVE them !! A fabric inlay between the two stringers [on the mal] could also be on the cards.
And, epoxy next time…
ben
p.s. - this was my 15th board…the second one I’ve shaped since June this year. If the mal gets done by Christmas [I hope!] , this will be the most boards I’ve ever done in a year…thanks Hicksy, for the shaping room, and for taking the shots mate !
p.p.s. - the “stubbie” will also get glossed if this one does… don’t want any sibling jealousy between them…
Looks cool! looking forward to seing the stubby and mal, BTW. Really good colour choice, I like it!
thanks Josh…
I’m going to be looking at pacific longboarder issues over the next few days, and the longboard shop down the road.
need some mal / bon ideas/ idees [‘mal’ is french for ‘bad’, unfortunate isn’t it ?! ‘bon’ = good]
here’s the rocker shot…
Bonjour!,
Make a bon mal then, Is the mal going to be a Single Fin? For more ideas you could check out the 60s mals on www.surfresearch.com.au and make them with more modern princibles in them.
or like try www.southcoastlongboards.com.au and checkout there boards to.
Good Luck,
Josh.
yes Ian Chisholm of south coast longboards make nice pigmented boards… photos are diffrent from reality… he make beautifull sticks.
Hi Josh,
does your dad ride mals ?
… if so, what size / dimensions ? fin size ?
Yes, I’ll DEFINATELY make it a single fin !
thanks for the tip..surfresearch is unreal. Might give michael mackie and mark rabbidge's sites a go, too !
…thanks for jogging my memory of oz longboard sites !
ben
Hey,
My old man rides Mals, His board, I’ll add is the best Mal ive ever ridden, is
9ft1’ 23’ 2 3/4’
Finsize? 10’ or 11’
Fin? its a Fluidfoil something or other, like a big guy or fat fella?
I would take the width doen buy a quarter or half an inch.
Single FIN YEAHAA!!!
Josh.
…and what would the nose and tail width be, 12" from the nose and tail, please Josh…and the pod [tip to tip of the end of the tail, IF it’s a squaretail ?]
cheers mate!
have you got a photo of it anywhere ? who made it ?
ben
Hey Chip,
I’ll have to measure up the board in the Morning. its 10:15pm here,
Mike Davis from Kiama made it, and it is a rounded Square tail,
Pics soon to come also,
C Ya Later,
Josh.
O.K here goes…
Lenth: 9ft1’
Width:23’
Thickness: 2 3/4’
Nose (15 from tip) 18’
Tail (15fromtip) 17’
Nose(12’ from Tip) 15 1/4’
Tail (12 from Tip) 15 1/4’
Shaper: Mike Davis from Kiama
Fin: Fluid Foil, Fatboy Fin. a0’
Josh.
thanks for the help Josh !
tell your dad “chippy” says you’ve earned extra pocket money this week…
ben
just one more measurement…tip to tip of the rounded square ['pod], please? … cheers!
G’'day again…
The Pod is 6’
Josh.
thanks !
[fairly pulled in nose and tail, there!] A pic would be good…
ben
Don’t they look purdy now…
All glossed up and ready to go!!! Just got to get them down to you and then you’ll be right.
cheers
Hicksy
