So build number two is done.
5’-7" x 20" x 2-1/4" concave deck ( 2" thick at center ), kind of a spoon. It was supposed to be a 7-0 semi gun. Maybe this is a better choice?
A couple of notes- at the last minute ( last minute ideas are bad ), as I’m getting ready to glue on the koa nose and tail blocks (homage to Hawai’i), I decide, “Why not make the joins curved?” I think I had just written that thread on craftsmanship…
Well the joins looked OK on the bottom, where I had marked it, but I hadn’t really thought about the deck and when the glue dried and I peeled the tape and flipped the board over the join was horrendous. Totally unacceptable. So I started to paint the glue (luckily I had used Gorilla Glue which had expanded enough to fill the gap). Again at the last minute I decide, “Why not paint some curves?” Well, I did and again it looked awful. Now what? Paint the whole rail?
So that’s what you see here (thanks to Craftee for the technique).
I’ve decided to put a different fish lam on each board. The five fin was a “Silk Snapper.” This one I chose for its curves and obvious complimetary chromatic characteristics (color match). Then, at the the last minute, I figured, “Well as long as I got all these curves, why not draw in a few more with pencil?” If you’ve ever seen my art ( jeffmatsuno.blogspot.com ), you’ll know where I get my designs- Italian wrought iron. I had to stop myself before it got too frilly, because I was actually thinking of just going beserk over the whole board.
Well, the surf was/is flat around here and I’m leaving for Italy in two days. So I won’t get to try it for a month. Can’t wait.
Hope you all get some good surf while I’m gone.
