Hola Swaylockians, I shaped a longboard that ended up being 9’4 long, 16.5" nose, 22" wide, 14" tail, 7" tail block by 3" thick. These were not the dims that I originally was shaping for but made a few major mistakes and ended up with a much narrower board than i planned on (First time shaping). I wont be making those mistakes again! I havnt encountered many longboards with such narrow tails. Is the 14" tail way to skinny for a longboard? I’m gonna ride the crap out of it anyway but was just wondering. Thanks
While you say that you ‘‘made some mistakes’’, it worked in your favor! You have a classic mid/late 60’s shape, not unlike a Phil Edwards Model. You have done very well, by the look of it. Be proud.
Funny picture. Go surf it. My first board was way too thick in the nose and way too narrow in the tail; but the thing worked and I still have it (probably because no one would buy it).
I took the board out the other day in Matunuck Rhode Isalnd. Waves were around 2-3 feet and clean. Board worker better than I expected and turned verry well. It felt pretty solid when on the front half of the board too. Great session. Thanks for the input everyone!
