First one. Though it took several practice attempts to get it decent. Came out fairly nice I thnk. Board is a 10’6" cruiser. I’ll post a few more pics when I get some.
Thanks for those who gave advice. Most appreciated.
Drew
Looks like a fantastic board… the leash loop ain’t too shabby either!
Drew, congrats… 10’6’’ beauty…
love the polished finish… pura vida man…
Cabeto
VERY nice job on the loop, and the board overall. You got a future!
But 10’6" what a monster, welcome another wave hog to the scene. At 230# I don’t have much use for more than 9’2" or so.
DIG IT! craftsmanship looks great. Wondiering if you did the layer of sacrificial 6oz over the rope to control the shape?
Fantastic, VERY nice board drew!
PlusOne, what is the technique using the sacrificial 6oz.???
Basically just lay a rectanglular layer of 6oz over the rope while still wet. This controls the shape a lot better. I’ve also seen a layer of 6oz below the whole mess and a drinking straw section to maintain the hole shape. Lastly it helps to use hand-chopped fibers (don’t use pre-made stuff as it is not Silane washed and has a slight grey cast) to thicken the resin and keep it up against the straw. Tons of diffferent ways to do it…
Ya did good. Look good and it will work. I have loops on almost all of my boards. Never had one give out on me, and like you I surf the big boys. Up to 11’6". Oh ya, one more thing I’m not a wave hog, I just like the glide. Just because you can catch spit on the sidewalk does mean that you go for all of the waves. Some of the biggest wave hogs in the water, were I surf are on 5’6" short boards.
plus one…
I took two 3/8 inch dowells and laid them on the board bisecting the stringer at where I wanted the loop to go. after laying out all the glass threads and wetting them out into the shape i more or less wanted, I then cut an hourglass shape out of 6oz. I cut that in half to creeate two “funnel” shapes with each side large enough to cover the threads that were spread out on the opposing ends of the loop and the other end of the patch (the neck of the funnel) long enough to cover the top of the actual loop. I simply layed that on top of the whole assembly and did some final shaping. Not to difficult. I think the loop came out a bit thicker than weas necessary, but with practice, I’ll get them to be more spartan.
Drew
Big loops are nice. Connect leash directly with the railsaver. No strings attached. Elegant.
Not sure if it is that big.
Is it a better idea to do that rather than tying that black cord around the loop?
Drew
I’m not sure. But my shortboard leash has a very narrow velcro railsaver and fits nicely. The more normal velcro attachments are too large. Why not make a bigger loop? Strings are just a hassle anyway.
Or no leash and keep the beautiful loop. 
I hear you!
Loop = good
leash = bad
Not my board though. Bu the guy who owns it rarely surfs with one anyhow. It was my first paying board. Though I only charged my buddy materials and some brew. But I figure the advertising and word of mouth would be payment enough.
Congrats on your first board/business venture! Sounds like the loop build went well, perhaps just a refinement in size (more “spartan”); I like that one… ha.
I like them simple and very low, so I just build up a solid hump (no loop) from saturated rope and drill a 1/4" hole slightly above the deck. After the hotcoat, you can fine shape it with a Dremel and small sanding barrels. Squeeze out the rope thoroughly or you’ll get air bubbles. Use some strips of cloth over the whole thing and drill the hole last.