Hollow wood creation...Finally done!

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I finaly got around to glassing my hollow wood. Thanks for all the help and pointers throughout the process! Enjoy the pics! I’ll let you know how she rides as soon as I get into the water!!

8’*23.25"*3"

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=257993;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

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Beautiful Board!!!

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That is sweeeeeeeeeeet!! Love the coloring on that wood. Got any posts of the initial stages?

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Uponone,

That’s a nice piece of workmanship. Hope it rides as well as it looks.

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That is sweeeeeeeeeeet!! Love the coloring on that wood. Got any posts of the initial stages?

Check this link out…it has some initial pictures of the building stages. (so does the link at the bottom of my orginial post today).

http://www.grainsurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30

Thanks for the comments!!

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Congratulations. Beautiful board. Was that #1? What kind of wood did you use. My guess is cedar. It’s really nice. Also, did you glass with poly or epoxy? The gloss is great

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Thanks for the comments! Yes, that is #001. Its all cedar, glassed with epoxy. That shine is without any sanding…I want to sand the whole board to take out some blemishes but I don’t want to loose the shine. I tried sanding a small spot in the back…500grit, 1000grit, 2000grit, then I waxed it. But the finish is a lot duller than the rest of the board. Any hints tips for that HIGH gloss finish??

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You have to wet and dry through to around 1200 grit then buff it with compound. You need a sander that can handle at least a 7 inch buffing pad.

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Sand and spray with Polyurethane 2 pac.

Really good effort with the board, congrats on a great job…

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man, that is a very beautiful surfboard. you must be stoked. congratulations! let us know how it rides.