can't find bert's fin-making thread

General Discussion
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It was a classic but the links I’ve found http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=161667

appear to be broken.

Anyone have any idea where it might be?

Thanks!

C

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Hey C-slug,

Well good news is here is the link - http://www2.swaylocks.com/node/1010491

Bad news is the pictures seem to be all gone :frowning:

Mike

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Manyana Mike,

Thanks, bro! I miss the photos but the descriptions are better than nothing.

Take it easy,

C

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No Problem,

I hope when the new sways is all complete that the photos some how magically come back to life…

Mike

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Craw,

You gonna make some fins?

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why dont the pictures show up.

i dont like the new sways as much, nothing is much better, and many neat pictures have been erased forever./

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just one of a multitude of documents extracted and formatted as word ducment on my builders archive i made for everyone a couple years back.

maybe some one has an extra copy they can send your way.

if i could load a file to this website i’d put it all on here for you all.

I made a whole CD of build stuff I’ve garnered from here and elsewhere over the years…

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Ian,

Yep. A couple of ply keels. Man, foiling fins is fun!

One thing I noticed is that the nice professional ply fins I see only reveal 3 plies per side. On a 9-ply sheet that would mean 6 foiled layers and 3 unfoiled, which would make for many flat spots–maybe they use 5-ply wood? I tried to make the whole fin curve front to back and I ended up sanding down to reveal 5 plies on one side and 4 on the other. They look OK to me but nothing like the topography of the pros.

I’m going to surf this weekend early so call me if you wanna come. Peace bro, C

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Oneula,

I saw your post about the CD and tried the link you used but it was broken. Thank you very much for the kind offer.

I think it was one of the best posts I’ve ever seen here and it pretty much lays it out for all, which was why Bert created it. I mean, think about how many questions that post would preclude over the years. It more than pays for iteself in server space!

Have a good one, C

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progress for the sake of progress ends up being a giant step backwards

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I’ll try and find some place to load up some of the files and then you know where you can down load them.

Meanwhile listed below all the links I’m found over the years:

Complete Surfboard Design and Construction

http://jfmillbiz.home.comcast.net/swaylocks/Surfboard_Design_and_Construction_1977.pdf

How to build your first surfboard

http://www.surfersteve.com/introduction.htm

Anatomy of an Epoxy board - BOARD LADY

http://www.boardlady.com/anatomy.htm

Natural Curves Surfboard Design

http://naturalcurvesboards.com/PDF/SurfboardDesign.pdf

Parmenter- Brains and Soul

http://www.surfline.com/mag/features/how_to_shape/index.html

Parmenter- Anatomy of a Surfboard

http://www.surfline.com/mag/features/anatomy/index.html

http://www.surfline.com/mag/features/anatomy/anatomy_flash.html

Anthony’s Super Site

http://www.viser.net/~anthwind/

Harbour design guide

http://www.harboursurfboards.com/info_design.html

NPR The Surfboard

http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/surfboard/

Wegener articles on design

http://tomwegenersurfboards.com/articles_page.htm

Snake’s surfing guide for coaches

http://hbsnakesurf.com/

Erin Grimley"The Physics of Surfing

http://www.blackmagic.com/surf/papers/physicsgrm.html

Harbour construction guide

http://www.harboursurfboards.com/info_construction.html

Bert Burger S-Curve in Tail

http://swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=188697;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4221910

Vacuum Forming

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=183391;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4281801

Latest creations

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=161821;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4281801

Wood Fins

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=161667;search_string=wooden%20keels;guest=1009267#161667

Flex

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=200550;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4292983

neutral axis

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=235252;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC

The future of surfboards

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=192744;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC

Project ASH- Mike jones

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=194577

Taping Skins Skins

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=202704

Joining Skins

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=245240

Rails

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=233385

Bill Barnfield Shaping Rails

http://swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=248665;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4221910

Earth to Barnfield

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=246210;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4292971

Surfresearch.com.Au catalouge

http://www.surfresearch.com.au/00000000.html

a brief history of surfboard design 2003 B.C. to 2003 A.D.

http://www.surfresearch.com.au/00000000h.html

Fin Theory…

a timeless classic!

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=159277#159277

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=159628

swaylock story:

http://allaboutsurf.com/0309/articles/swaylocks/index.php

Greg Loehr’s Theory of Balance?

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=118169#118169

Greg Loehr on Scaling

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=227067#227067

ShapersTree - Tales from the Saga

http://www.theshaperstree.com/tales/index.asp

epoxyboard repairs BOARD LADY

http://www.boardlady.com/repairmenu.htm

KR’s Profiling Machine

http://groups.msn.com/MyKRSurf/designoutlines.msnw

Making your own balsa board blank

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=173283;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC

Gary young Interview

http://www.groundswellsociety.org/pdf/07_TGS_Equipment-Gary_Young.pdf

Advanced Composites Review

http://www.sciencemaster.com/columns/renneboog/renneboog_composite.php

Vacuum Bagging Fiberglast

http://www.fibreglast.com/contentpages-vacuum+bagging+equipment+and+techniques+for+room-temp+applications-230.html

Starboard Composite Discussions

http://www.star-board.com/products/technology.asp

SP Guide to Composites

online link gone have in hard copy

Wood as a Carcinogen

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s189wood.pdf

Clark catalog

http://www.clarkfoam.com/Seabase%20Clark%20Foam%20Catalogue.pdf

Parmenter Manifesto’s(links?)

Surftech

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=187561;search_string=parmenter;#187561

Retro

http://surfermag.com/magazine/archivedissues/dawnparmenter/index.html

Foam

http://www.surfermag.com/magazine/parmenterfoam_vol47_3/

Building Videos

http://www.damascusproductions.com/

http://www.surfingvideos.com/shaping_room.htm

http://sfoam.com/DVDPage.htm

Harbor Video

http://harboursurfboards.com/ shaping / glassing videos

Alternative watercraft

http://www.flexspoon.com/

http://flexspoon.com/flex/mow_build2

Swaylocks picture archive

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=swaylocks&btnG=Google+Search&sa=N&tab=wi

Rell Sunn

http://www.rellsunn.com/bruce.htm

Nainoa

http://www.makaihawaii.com/makai_preview_nainoa.html

Hawaiian watermen

http://www.spiritofaloha.com/features/0705/brian_k.html

Ambrose

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=175696;search_string=mrj;guest=4310803#175696

HWS

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=223617;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;guest=4311006

http://www.surfermag.com/av/hawaii/buffwalkoffame/

http://www.standuppaddles.com/MOVIES.html

http://media.libsyn.com/media/surfsessionreport/HSSR060305.mov

Impact of Dolphin skin on the boundry flow layer

http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sti/publications/reprints/marinemammals/ieee-m-b-9-93.pdf

http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep252000/carpenter.PDF#search="carpenter"

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Many things on your CD do not work anymore with the “NEW” Sways.

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Yeah… I second that!

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Yeah… that sucks… big time…

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Thanks Oneula, that post is going to keep me busy for months