Open for Persuasion (First Timer)

yudaism · April 24, 2010, 5:05am

Hello All… this is my first everything! I’ve (with help from fellow swaylock’s mentor) began constructon of the shape racks. Got about 50-75 bucks into them. Materials are expensive in Hawaii!

I’ve purchased a few blanks (Ice 9 6’8 and 6’3) $25 and a 6er of beer for both! Open for any persuasion on ideas for what design.

I’m thinking a 6’2 with plenty of volume, shallow rocker and a single concave to tri-plane 4 +1.

Nose: 13 9/16

Width: 20 21/32

Tail: 16 3/16

Thickness Center: 2 11/32

With the 6’8 blank I was thinking a 5’7 x 23 x 2 1/2 stubie? But this blank has big ?'s on what it will be.

Going to finish the carpet soon! This is what I’ve got so far.

Huck · April 24, 2010, 5:28am

the shaping stands cost more than the blanks - that's funny. I built mine from scraps from a patio cover someone paid me to remove. Just had to cut the termite eaten parts off. Hate to get a bunch of termites in my hollow wooden surfboards hahaha.

Looking good so far, keep us updated on the boards!

otis · April 24, 2010, 10:49pm

I built the exact same racks, except incorporated some 2x4’s also–by stacking them on the side to make the U groove wider --6.5" wide. Used much less concrete also.

Not too late to do that, your U groove looks very narrow! …wood glue , wood screws or nails., ditch the 4x4 sides,

Dumpster diving in the back of carpet stores will supply the padding.

yudaism · April 25, 2010, 8:07am

Got the carpet on and gave it a go… guess I’ll find out soon enough if I can tollerate em. I’m happy with em so far, I’m sure as I get more into my first I’ll have a better view. : )

So first up my tools… I have a surform, 6 1/2 planer, some 100 & medium dry wall sandscreen,18v drill, router, grinder (backing pad n coarse sandpaper)… ohh yeah tape measure n small 3m sanding block (the kind you can tuck the paper into the teeth)

[img_assist|nid=1050508|title=getting the feel day one|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=499|height=376]Here I attached the drywall sanding screen to a sanding black and started blocking the rails… just gettin a feel… although I did figure out that running from one end to the other in one continous stroke works best. One rail got the good treatment and the other got the waves from me starting randomly

[img_assist|nid=1050512|title=getting the feel day one|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=683|height=515]At some point I started marking on the ft … From the tail to nose and also from nose to tail. Some places(closer to the ends) I marked half ft. I don’t really know why … but for some reason I’m trying to make sense of all this. Im not there yet! But I do notice my camera takes the phont backwards … im going to look into that.

ambrose · April 30, 2010, 1:29pm

go nik.

…ambrose…

thanks otis

thanks huck

not bad for a kid

from indiana that

just broke his 4 month old fire wire,

and is contemplating a move to san luis obospo

for a plane flying job.good friend to have if you own a plane you need flown to baja filled with

surfboards and camping gear for a big NZ swell…

new buckets new lumber new quickcrete

classy racks … no nail holes

lag screwed together

three pieces of wood

5 !/2’’

is plenny wide

for short boards.

doing it wrong

makes one appreciate

the correct method.

good job nik.

(turn the carpet holders horizontal)

llilibel03 · April 30, 2010, 2:52pm

I wouldn’t necessarily try “concaves to triplane” bottom on my first board. Concaves are pretty hard to do, unless you have your mentor there with you. Also, a good inexpensive tool that I use a lot is a piece of flat plywood (make sure it’s flat!) with a handle on one side, cut just big enough for two full sheets of sandpaper. I use 36 grit. This will help make for a fair flat bottom, which is what I’d recommend for your first board (which is also a necessary starting point if you’re going to do concaves). Flat bottoms are fast and neutral and extremely easy to shape.

Remember, long strokes, the full length of the board, to clean up the bumps and hollows.

Have fun. Now you’ll have two addictions- surfing and surfboard building.