Hey Guys,
Wanted to show you guys my first – especially as I could not have done it with the great people here. I’d really pass a lot of thanks for the help and inspirations you all have given me – could not have done it without it. I am so happy and can’t wait to take her for a ride.
Take a look and give me some feedback/critique. She’s 8’0” ~ 21.5 ~ 17.5 ~ 14. and epoxy/clark. 6oz Bottom and a 6/6 deck.
Best,
HerbB
Congrats!
The board looks great, just wait till you ride it!
The only thing better than being stoked on your own board is a friend stoked on it too!!!
I love sharing my boards w/ strangers.
Hope there are many more to come.
Nice board. Post it over at SufferMag’s Design forum. There’s a thread for first boards.
It’s gonna be a fun ride…
Hey HerbB, I registered just to tell you what a nice job I think you did for a first board. I’m getting ready to glass my first one, a 9’6" square tail. Couple of questions if you have the time. Did you tint it, or did you paint the blank? Did you have it professionally glassed? If you didn’t, you did an awesome job.
Peace.
Hey Faceplant,
I painted right on the foam with tempra acrylic poster board paint (attached is the shape in its painted state).
I did do the glassing myself - right out there in the back yard - gnats in the glosscoat and all, haha. I think the actual glassing was probably my favorite part of making the board. Def try it yourself.
Sanding is a little tedious - burned a 2x3 half moon shape right through the glassing while grinding the rear box down. I could have cried when I did that.
Thank you for your nice words about the board.
Best,
Herb
Looks awesome Herb! Way better than my first…Good job.