Two years ago, the guys at www.shaperoom.net clubbed together to present me with a great gift: a 1969 transition Maui Model by The Greek that Jeffrey had spotted on some website. The board was in pretty bad shape but Jeffrey volunteered to bring it back to life as a long-term project. This is how the board looked like then:
Today, Jeffrey dropped by with that same board:
Not much more to say… except thanks again Jeffrey and all you guys at Shaperoom, you know who you are.
Greek, if by chance you read this, would you care to comment on that board?
It’s 7’11" x 19 3/4" x (approximately) 3". The tail has a rather unusual deck/rails combo which I believe was aiming at maintaining a thin rail with volume in the tail:
this is a little bit off topic… Very nice space, too bad there’s not a person in it so i can get the real space perception of it.
I want to ask you: I guess you used the local craftmanship and knowledge (the traditional way in few words) to build the roof. But is very strange the way the main atructure is made.
I’ve seen lots of roofs - I’m an architect - and it’s the first time I see a roof made like this. Usually I see roof structures made with the stretched elements put in the opposite way.
Do you use this manner to build all inclined roofs there? or it’s just for small structures?
this is a little bit off topic… Very nice space, too bad there’s not a person in it so i can get the real space perception of it.
I want to ask you: I guess you used the local craftmanship and knowledge (the traditional way in few words) to build the roof. But is very strange the way the main atructure is made.
I’ve seen lots of roofs - I’m an architect - and it’s the first time I see a roof made like this. Usually I see roof structures made with the stretching elements put in the opposite way.
Do you use this manner to build all inclined roofs there? or it’s just for small structures?
Nice work!
Stefanos
Very interesting truss configuration and grabs my attention also. That notch is so deep makes me wonder if it has a plate on the other side even though it is obviously supported in so unique array.
Tavlas, Dlock, granted that truss is a bit unusual… Here’s the story: in the beginning, the idea was no inside walls whatsoever because I wanted to be able to change the rooms setting very easily. So everything was planned to avoid walls and/or posts in the middle. There should have been a “lamellé-collé” (how the hell do you translate that? “Laminated”?) upper beam that would stand a 45’ span and we decided that rafters didn’t have to be supported by another beam in the middle since span was not so important. So, no need for any truss, in fact, just a upper beam and rafters. BUT, thinking it over, the “laminated” beam turned out to be quite expensive, very difficult to ship from the factory to my home, overall not such a good idea… So we just decided to have those two false trusses just to support the upper beam (which is now a three-piece beam) at the points of junction. That’s it.
As for having someone inside to better appreciate the space, here’s, from right to left, my daughter Gabrielle (5’4") holding the Greek (7’11"), then two 12’3" Burford blanks. The one on the right is the regular stock blank, the one on the left has had wideners glued in it to make a SUP blank:
Sorry to drag this back to the board, but the shape is really something on this one. If Balsa can post a picture or two of the hull and rails that would be great.
I spent a lot of hours on the prep work and really got used to the lines, atypical as they are. What I enjoyed was that from a conception that’s quite original, the craftmanship holds up throughout the realisation phase. All the curves hold true, the transitions are sweet. Really a neat time-capsule from an interesting period in shaping history.
I didn’t want to do a strip and reglass on this board, I like to keep the character of a board that’s been through some knocks on one hand. And on the other hand, a shape this unusual could only have suffered from the change in dimensions that usually results from the stripping and cleaning-up process.
I hope so, Huie. I’ve wanted such a tool for years.
(Also, when i’m too old to shape boards anymore, everything has been planned so that the kids can change it very easily into a living place: they will just have to open up a few more windows and doors, that’s all.)
All of you Swaylockians are welcome to check it out when you’re around.
