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Thanks Oneula!

I definitely would like to talk to you about your opinions on some of the other materials and combinations I have in mind to use.

“I think a really finely woven bamboo/silk cloth if it can be found in china somewhere might make a better lamination than pure bamboo jersey or hemp cloth.”

I was actually talked out of a bamboo/silk because “silk gets weaker when it gets wet”

I wanted the blend for the very reason you mentioned.

Can you give me your opinion of the structural integrity of a blend like that after “wet out”

Do you think the weakness is negated due to the hardening factor?

I want to talk to you about some of the other stuff in your post…but I have to feed my daughter right now.

Talk to you later

Mahalo

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here’s a picture of the tree with sharkbreath standing next to it

you can see how much of it was thrown away

also are some recent composite skinned boards we made from the wood from the tree

you can see it has alot of personality like agave

the egg is a balsa/wilwili covered EPS with solid balsa rails and glassed on bamboo fins

the fish is bamboo/wiliwili covered EPS with blue rails glassed in bamboo cloth

you can the milky result of the bamboo cloth



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Man! The deck on the egg and the bottom on the fish make me all weepy inside!

Sick…just sick.

My problem is that I’m trying to do HP shortboards so there is always the “bright white” mentality to contend with.

Keeping weight down is another thing to consider.

I’m anxious to hear your view on the bamboo/silk blend I spoke of.

I’ll get measurements of the wife and baby. Thanks.

My wife is obsessed with Hawaii. She is firmly convinced that God lives there.

I have gotten her 2 rare vintage ukulele’s over the years. Fueling her Hawaii addiction.

Her ultimate goal is to be able to move there…and never leave.

It wouldn’t hurt my feelings…and our daughter is Chinese so she shouldnt be too out of place.

Aw hell…

A couple more haole’s invading the islands. lol

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Oneula:

Just saw this post?

I wish I saw it earlier. It has a real positive vibe going on. During my move it was crazy so it was hard to try and ship anything over to you at the time.

Todd scored a whole bunch of XPS and my Daughter scored a Fender Stratacaster Guitar. (Thanks Todd!)

Now that my move has been over of some time now. I can try and send you a block of XPS 24" x 92" by 5.25" Dow Blue. I have a few in my storage unit.

I really like building boards with the XPS Blue. My Dad’s company has a Factory in Waipahu. How far are you from there? I will check this week about putting a billet on the next container going over there. You would have to pick it up. I think you know that my family lived on Oahu from 1977 - 1983. Hopefully I can give you some aloha as you do for many others!

SD

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Well Oneula(red sands) Beach Park is in Ewa Beach which about 5 miles and 6-7 stops lights from Waipahu. Too bad it’s some times an hour or more just to get in and out of Ewa Beach to get to Waipahu so we can get to the freeway and fight traffic for another hour or so…

Thanks for the thought but you don’t have too

I know it’s a hassle getting things to hawaii…

we just picked up a block of 2lb to play around with this “timberflex” dealie but I’ll still use blue or precisionboard for rails versus solid wood it’s just so much easier to work with and shape. I love the way blue shapes. Its the closest to a PU foam experience I’ve seen so far. Like my brother says… it cuts like butter instead of 1lb cottage cheese EPS.

Gonna start on some EPS/Blue combinations to keep the weight down.

A blue core with solid cedar or paulownia rails and a bamboo or cypress skin seems to be a good communication. I just like tapping on blue and listening to it

here’s a couple old ones:

a 7’4" blue cored balsa/paulownia cedar railed Stubb-Vector with rotating fins

A 6’8" blue cored poplar/cedar quad flyer with wiliwili nose and tail blocks

both ride better than most of my EPS boards definitely heavier with 1/8" skins


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I was going to give it to you for free. No Charge. Just pick it up when it arrives? It take about 2 weeks to get there once on the Mason container.

I have connections! If it’s too much hassle I understand.

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send me an address so I can show my appreciation in a small way too…

mahalo!