What key points on the board should I focus on when first learning to shape rocker into the board. I have been told before to just follow the rocker in the blank because it is already good enough, but when my boards are done, they don’t seem to have that much rocker at all. Any help would be appreciated! -Brandon
What key points on the board should I focus on when first learning to > shape rocker into the board. I have been told before to just follow the > rocker in the blank because it is already good enough, but when my boards > are done, they don’t seem to have that much rocker at all. Any help would > be appreciated!>>> -Brandon O.K here’s another useful tool, it’s called a rocker bar, (somthing like an alloy rod the lenght of your blank wil do fine) dril holes in it every 6 inch where long bolts fit in, use two nuts, one above and one under the rod so you can adjust the lenght of the bolts. Done this, you can place it ontop of the bottom from the board wich rockerline you like, and adjust, so all the bolts are on the bottom. Then shape de blank to this curve. Simple. Good luck Peter Rijk
Brandon, After many years with a planer(33), puting in rocker is second nature as the planer becomes a part of you. You make it do things to foam without having to even think about it. When you’re starting it’s a diffrent story. If you aren’t to the point where you can vary the cutting depth on the planer as you shape, you need to make overlapping shallow cuts. First plan out your rocker. Set the planer to about 1\32 of an inch. Make your cuts along the stringer first. Make a few passes at the stringer then do your cuts on the right and left side of the board so everything is nice and even. When you have the rocker where you want it, take a full pass along the bottom at about 1\32 inch, tail to nose. This will blend everything in nicely. I’ve seen some well known shapers cut their rocker in by planing ACROSS the board. It works ok for them I guess.(?) Be careful with rocker as it’s the most important part of the board. Outline and rocker should integrate! aloha
Brandon, After many years with a planer(33), puting in rocker is second > nature as the planer becomes a part of you. You make it do things to foam > without having to even think about it. When you’re starting it’s a > diffrent story. If you aren’t to the point where you can vary the cutting > depth on the planer as you shape, you need to make overlapping shallow > cuts. First plan out your rocker. Set the planer to about 1\32 of an inch. > Make your cuts along the stringer first. Make a few passes at the stringer > then do your cuts on the right and left side of the board so everything is > nice and even. When you have the rocker where you want it, take a full > pass along the bottom at about 1\32 inch, tail to nose. This will blend > everything in nicely. I’ve seen some well known shapers cut their rocker > in by planing ACROSS the board. It works ok for them I guess.(?) Be > careful with rocker as it’s the most important part of the board. Outline > and rocker should integrate! When cutting in the rocker, you have to see alone that curve where your feet are going to be. Back foot at approx. 19" and front foot at about 34". The front foot is the gas pedal, a flatter portion of the rocker under the front foot.The back foot being the lever and the rocker between them is the fulcrum. The curvier the rocker, the shorter the turns. Longer lines, longer lines.>>> aloha