Herb - I heard you mention in an earlier post about using a fishing pole to help create templates. I was wondering how this can be done when most of the fishing poles I have seen are much smaller then the desired length of the board. When moving the fishing pole forward or backwards I would think that it would effect the final outline you are tracing. What am I missing?? Thanks, Brandon
Herb - I heard you mention in an earlier post about using a fishing pole > to help create templates. I was wondering how this can be done when most > of the fishing poles I have seen are much smaller then the desired length > of the board. When moving the fishing pole forward or backwards I would > think that it would effect the final outline you are tracing. What am I > missing??>>> Thanks,>>> Brandon …The neat thing about a fishing rod is that the tip is flexy and the buttend is stiff.Use the tip of the rod at the nose or tail,and the buttend at the mid section of the board,this should give you the right curves.Also make sure that you use the rod in the same position from one side to the other.You can also use a;antenna(fiberglass or steel),spring steel,wood molding, any thing that either fits your curves or bends to them ,the world is full of good things to use.I have a lid off a container that I use to blend tails with once in a while. GOOD LUCK,Herb
Sailmakers for windsurfing sails use tappered battens to create a foil in the sail, these are just exelent for drawing lines and they have’m in all lenghts. Peter Rijk