Harbour Board Process Videos

General Discussion
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www.harboursurfboards.com

Right-hand column.

“Click below to view Quicktime movies of the Harbour Board Process.”

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damn dial-up internet connection…i’m gonna go see about getting DSL…then i’ll download the vids.

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I looked at the shaping one, great free vid.

Would be great for anyone who has never seen the process.

Can’t wait for time to watch the rest. Kind of like Master Shaper without sound.

thanks

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does anyone have a direct link for the vids. it shows nothing when i open up the harbour main page???

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Look on the right side of the main page.

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I really like how he did that pinline. was that acrylic white paint straight from the tube? very cool… I wonder how many boards that guy has made, 100,000 or more?

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Have only watched the shaping section so far…makes it look so easssssy huh? Thanks for the link.

FD

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Yeah Ben,

That dudes a freek with the pinline tape too, No cheater lines. Thats straight acrylic tube paint, then squeegeed down flat with the tape recess. Looks like he’s done it before a few times? Did you check out the lamination vid? check out the guy rolling the laps with his hand, he turns the whole front half of the board in 2 seconds. Nice!

-Jay

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A big thanks to Rich Harbour for that one.I Have done pinlines in every form and fashion using resin,acrylic, and lacquer but that Guy on the video shows a whole new technique that to me looks really nice.I notice he did not press the tape down (but maybe it wasn’t shown)?Stuff like this really makes me get stoked as it is Proof Positive that there is always something to learn no matter how long you have been doing it.I have a Question for Rich Harbour if he is around… Rich,On the shaping I noticed you going crosswise with the Skil when you were foiling the blank.I used to do that in the old days when the foam was heavier.Do you have any problem with stringer splintering?Or do you maybe have a grit drum for that sequence??THanks. RB

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Cleanlines,

That is Tim Stamps shaping. He was taught by me and has done more than 10,000 boards. Cross cutting to foil is the way it is done here. The blades are kept sharp. Knowledge and technique reduces the splintering problem to a non-issue.

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Thanks Rich…I did think that you looked pretty young in that sequence.But heck with all them fancy California Palstic Surgeons who knows anymore.

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It is pretty neat to see a lefty shaping. Interesting seeing his technique of turning the planner on his return pass w/ the rail bands. Thanks for posting the videos!

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Thanks for the looksee.

My only question is durring the hotcoat. Looks like it is sqeegeed on first then brushed on. Never thought about doing it that way.

Thanks again

Drew

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Nice video. But was it just me, or did Tim not measure his rocker at all? It looked to me like he shaped the deck first and allowed that to dictate what the bottom curve was? Interesting, the guys I know like to get the bottom numbers the way they want them, and then shape the deck to match. -Carl

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CarlOlsen,

If a shaper is conscientious, he will remove as little foam as possible from the deck. This means that the deck rocker must be ordered from Clark that, when the board is complete, will compliment the pre-desired thickness. More deck rocker, thinner board.

I don’t measure bottom rockers. For me, they are just numbers for a reference point in the Clark catalog – a starting point to add or subtract from. Lay a snow ski on a flat surface. Most of the curve is in the last few inches. So to say a board has 4” of nose rocker could be in the first foot or spread (and this is where a shaper earns his keep) over the entire bottom. That correct curve is imbedded into the shaper’s brain, and he will be able to recreate it many times.

As a general rule, we don’t use Clark’s standard rockers. All of ours are private.

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I second that.Tim Stamp’s shaping method was pretty much “by the book” in my humble opinion.I am old school I guess.Jim Phillips taught me to skin the deck and pre-foil the bottom before templating 30 plus years ago.It made it easier to cut the outline.On longboards I sometimes actually roll the deck a bit and then shape bottom roll and vee panel before cutting the board out.The methods for shaping"Potato Chips" may be another story.The way he uses the sander for cleaning up the deck is a lot harder than it looks.Take note of the feathering pad he is using.It looks as if it has been modified for more flex on the outboard edge.(Unless it’s a pad off the rack I have never seen).Take note of the racks he has for holding the grinders…by hanging them that way you will never end up with a warped pad.I guess my point is that these little clips are like gold.watch em over and over for all those subtle little tricks that seperate the men from the boys.I would like to see more videos like this. RB

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sorry, i see nothing in the right hand column. any direct links??

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I’ve been surfing since the early 70`s and one thing that always amazes me with this sport is that almost all of our superstars and hall of famers are approachable. To have a guy like Rich Harbour answer an email and get in on the conversation…Jim the Genius… the list goes on and on. It just blows me away…

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teddy,

Are you on the home page of www.harboursurfboards.com? On the right hand side of the page:

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Harbour Board Process

Click below to view Quicktime movies of the Harbour Board Process.

Just click one of the listed items and, if you have QuickTime Player it should work.

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thanks, i figured it out,i didn’t realize that quicktime was necessary…great clips, thank you.

when your glosser does a board…are the strokes only from nose to tail, or does he also do strokes from rail to rail to remove excess???