Whenever I see shaped blanks (assuming they are not on racks) they are standing on their nose. Why is this? Excuse my ignorance on this matter
Depends on the tail. Most of the boards you have seen are
prob typical thruster squash tails. The stringer in the nose takes
all the pressure, so when glassing ther is no problem with the
tail. Tail first and you stand the chance of dings/blems on the
soft foam. Tails are an area of work for glassers to get the laps
just so. Rounded pins/pins are usually tail first. good glass shops/shapers
always put boards on foam to make the process easier and production
to flow better.
Thanks. Many of the boards have been fish shapes, so it makes sense as the swallow would be more succeptable to some damage.
As stated (I think) less foam area in the nose and therefore less likly to nick a rail or damage the blank moving it in and out of a rack for storage. Placed in the rack nose down allows contact to be made on the stringer.