Deanbo,
what are you bitching about? This is no big deal with a good Milwaukee grinder and the right pad. If they want strong rails this is one way to do it and keep hull weight down. If they’re obsessing over getting a ding they should go get a Bic or a Koa board.
Good Night, and Good Luck :0
Howzit deanbo, When it comes to blending staggered glass lay ups I find using a single edge razor blade works good. Just use it as a scraper on the edge for the blend. Aloha,Kokua
I was wondering what sanding would do for the integrity of the “staggers” so thanks for that. Have you ever tried a “reverse” staggered lap? By this I mean the first layer is the shortest but crosses over onto the deck. A little like split lapping but longer. I’m weighing up different options for stringerless and want to make it as easy as possible for myself. You might want to PM me an answer if you want to as well as I’m dragging this thread way off topic.
i heard that ice9 is going to be the foam used at the orlando surf expo for the florida shapeoff. 6 shapers are going to be duplicating a 9’10 RS skip savage model surfboard. jan 11 and 12. be interesting to get the shapers comments on the foam afterward.
Howzit deanbo, The way to do it is to do the overlap where the stringer should be, that way you have twice the glass there. Aloha,Kokua
Deanbo…I didn’t mean to be caustic on my Milwaukee remark. As far the the reverse stagger approach…yes, you can do this. In fact that was my preferred method for years because it is much easier to have the 2nd lap longer to keep everything unraveling and getting messy. When I wrote up the stagger lapping tips in the strngerless logboard thread I changed it because technically (especially for laymen reading it) it is more correct to have the shorter lap on top for fairing. But an experienced laminator knows that if the two laps end far enough apart that an experienced sander won’t destroy the inegrity of the top layer in his sanding.
Since we have a lot of DIYer’s and hobbyists reading Sway’s, I electd to suggest the other way around. I’m sure you ‘grok’ why I did so. It definitely is easier to do the other way, but you better be a good sander if you do so, or what’s the point in going to the trouble?