In the future I am planning on building some boards with flat decks. Most of the blanks that I use (US Blanks) have a dome to them on the deck side. What is the most effective way to flatten out this dome so that I end up with a flat deck. I imagine there are different ways of accomplishing this so I thought I would ask the Swaylocks community. Thanks!
Hi Surfer0-
Are you striving for dead flat both ways like a 1930’s Blake or rockered with full volume topside all the way to the rails?
This sounds really easy to me with sled-cut EPS (all decks are flat to start) and much more work with dome-molded PU as so much would be removed.
Hey J Randy, I am looking to incorporate a flat deck on designs more along the lines of 1970’s singlefins with down rails. I know that is a generalization about boards from the 1970’s but I’m thinking of 70’s lightning bolts. I have never held one or measured one, but they appear to have flat decks. I have also seen some really cool fish with flat decks. I have read up on flat decks and they supposedly are very stable to paddle and ride. This is what i’m after! Plus they look sweet haha I use PU US blanks.
Back around 1973 or 1974, my brother’s friend made him a board with a flat deck, maybe even slightly concave. I’ve always liked the way those decks feel under my feet. Take a look at Album surfboards Doom model, it has a concave deck. Last summer a guy came out to a place I surf with one of them and I like the way it looked.