Can’t seem to find the answer I’m looking for, and I’ll probably cut out the outline tomorrow, so I’m looking for some input on your tips/techniques for shaping wings into the rail. I’ve learned about all what they do for a board, but not how to actually shape them in. I’ll be making a 5’8" quad 15"/20"/15.5" and would like to put 2 wings into the tail behind each fin. I’ve only done boards with unbroken curved outlines, so I’m not exactly sure how to approach shaping them. Shape them in before turning the rails or after? Cut them in with the outline? I’m thinking it doesn’t make much sense to shape them in early on. I’m also thinking it can’t be too difficult, so I’m sure a little help would go a long way. I’m going for something like this.
Any help would be useful. My last Clark blank, and I’m going to keep this one for myself, so I’d like to do it right the first time.
I don’t know how everybody else does it, but I start shaping the wings after I turn down the rails, but before I tuck the edge. First, I cut the outline, rough shape, turn the rails down, then cut the wings.
I’ll measure where I want it on one side, cut it into the rough shaped rail with abrasives, from the bottom, but I don’t blend it into the rail on the deck side until I’ve done both sides. Once I have one side cut out and blended into the planshape on the bottom, I’ll template it, and use the template to do the other side. When both sides are identical on the bottom, I’ll flip it over, and blend the top side of the wings into the roughed-out rail. For this I use a round surform and a couple peices of differnt sized copper pipe with sandpaper wrapped around. I use the flexible pipe and bend it slightly to fit what I want. Once the wings are blended into the roughed out rail on the deck side, I’ll flip it over again, check to make sure nothing has changed on the bottom, then tuck under the edge along the bottom rail. Finish as usual.
