This is the start of my 6'6'' huie egg, its only just roughed out, but you can see the outline. Its flat,wide, and thick, which seems to be a common theme with me, and i like em!. Im keeping this simple, i was going to try a single concave, but its already fairly flat, so i think i'll keep that for the mini simmons im planning next up.
6'6'' x 18 1/4 nose x 22 1/2 wide ( middle ) x 16 3/4 tail. I widened it out a bit, coz i like em wide. Going to turn up the rails in the nose, then medium boxy in the middle with a little soft tuck, then a soft down rail in the tail, as im trying to keep it a real egg, no hard edges anywhere.
Im in the process of getting the house ready to sell, and hope to sell in feb/march, so not sure how long this will take, as i'll need to fill the shed with crap when we show the house, but i'll get there!
P.S for the brewers that's my mash tun on the table!
Hey reverb, i like my boards wide, and im kind of seeing how far i can go here i suppose. I won't be trying to throw this one around, just going with the flow, and i hope to be able to use that big booming nose to trim from. I have a 17'' nose on my 5'8'' with a similar shape that holds great in steep waves, although i think the shortness helps.
50/50 rails are a definite possibility, as it will be a single fin, though im not too sure about shaping 50/50 rails. Time to hit the archives i guess!
beerfan, I truly love your enthusiasm. Im truly interested in how you shape this. I attempted 50/50 rails on my huei egg though it was a bit lower than that but certianly I tucked under the rails with no hard egdes at all. I say go for it mate, just keep a file on it and keep your ride report so you can nail the next one if it aint perfect. I changed my shape a little bit as well, made it narrower and the blank did not allow as much rocker as I would have liked but its come out allright. Keep the photos up mate and will certinly follow this build.
beerfan, I truly love your enthusiasm. Im truly interested in how you shape this. I attempted 50/50 rails on my huei egg though it was a bit lower than that but certianly I tucked under the rails with no hard egdes at all. I say go for it mate, just keep a file on it and keep your ride report so you can nail the next one if it aint perfect. I changed my shape a little bit as well, made it narrower and the blank did not allow as much rocker as I would have liked but its come out allright. Keep the photos up mate and will certinly follow this build.
Hey huie, i loves me width, can't get enough mate. Like a drug!.
Have a good new year too up there. Got little kids so no partying for me, but gunna have a late lunch with other friends with kids, and have a few beers. Got a nice american wheat on tap that is disappearing fast, and then a nice UK bitter to finish with, served through a beer engine.
Righto ok, i've decided to keep it as huie wanted. I've re templated with the template on the stringer. 20 3/4 wide x 17 nose x 15 1/2 tail, still heaps of volume as the blank is plenty thick. Trying to get the house ready to sell, so not much shed time ( Full of crap we should throw out but my wife won't budge!! ) but im hoping to surf this by my birthday in march.
