I’m looking at making a chambered board, however I don’t like the waste and cost that seems to be assossiated with the technique.
Is there any good reason not to cut and laminate strips (relatively big ones) into the basic desired rocker shape instead of cutting them from solid pieces?
It seems more labour intensive but cheaper.
Check the archives for hollow board build methods, particularly Paul Jensen hollow wooden boards and see if that’s what your looking for.
Thanks Tom - I’m aware of that type of board (working on a similar style at the moment) - I’ve looked but never found anything on precurving rocker into the start material.
Check out Huck’s past hollow threads. He does solid rails and pre-determines rocker in glue up of raw rails. Seems better than laminated rails and it captivates the deck and bottom skins. To me, it is a way better system than laying up strips for rails. He posted plenty of photos to better explain the process. Better yet, PM him and I’m sure he can be of help to you.
There is a very practical method , using solid bulkheads (transverse struts) , whereby a thick panel is made for top and bottom (maybe 1/2" or 3/4")…then clamped down to a curved jig , and scarfed in at nose and tail…struts reduce in thickness to suit the boards profile , and struts can be curved on the deck side to give the deck some camber…usually a straight rail block is glued to each side , 2" to 3" wide…their will openings at the sides of the nose and tail , that will need solid balsa inserts before the deck and bottom go on…many ways to skin this cat.
This sounds like a good appoach, any idea what its called?
Now I just need to finish the board that is currently occuplying my garage.
Great, thanks for the help
Also I’m pretty sure you guys must live on here.