I am shaping a new board with just a surform and sandpaper, but no planer. How much do I need to take off the top and bottom of the blanks before it can be glassed?
I am shaping a new board with just a surform and sandpaper, but no planer. > How much do I need to take off the top and bottom of the blanks before it > can be glassed? Mike you just need to get that outer hard crust off and you should be in biznes.
Mike you just need to get that outer hard crust off and you should be in > biznes. I’ve only seen real blanks on pictures, they seem to have a yellow surface. Is it enough to get the yellow foam off? regards, Håvard
If you can find a standard block plane, it will really help. A sharp blade and shallow setting should allow you to remove that hard crust easily. Definitely easier than a surform and cheaper than an electric planer. It’s a decent shaping tool as well - again, with a sharp blade and correct depth setting. If using Clark foam, just remove the crust from the deck - it will be more resistant to pressure dents.
First off you should not even try to “skin” (skin refers to the act of removing the hard outer crust of the unshaped blank) either sandpaper, or a surform. It will take forever and the chance to get a uniform base on the deck is minimal. To prpoperly skin the blank an electric planer really is ideal. You don’t need to go out and get the best model. I believe they are going for under $150.00, and maybe less at a plce like Home Depot, or Sears. The reason I mention this is that yes, you don’t NEED AN ELECTRIC PLANER…but if you try to “skin” with a hand planer, you will most likely gouge the shit out of the surface creating little cuts and scrapes on the surface of the blank. Not that big a problem on the bottom side, as you eventually shape away most of the gouges, but if you nick up the deck then you eventually have to take the deck down in volume in order to get rid of the gouges, thus reducing the strength of the blank considerably. Remeber the more you shape the deck the weaker the blank gets. Also the time it takes to skin a blank with the electric planer is minutes as opposed to at least half a day with the hand planer. So if you plan on doing at least a couple of boards in your lifetime, make the small investment in a electric planer. REMEMBER ONE SIMPLE RULE for any type of construction/repair…ALWAYS USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB
First off you should not even try to “skin” (skin refers to the > act of removing the hard outer crust of the unshaped blank) either > sandpaper, or a surform. It will take forever and the chance to get a > uniform base on the deck is minimal.>>> To prpoperly skin the blank an electric planer really is ideal. You don’t > need to go out and get the best model. I believe they are going for under > $150.00, and maybe less at a plce like Home Depot, or Sears. The reason I > mention this is that yes, you don’t NEED AN ELECTRIC PLANER…but if you > try to “skin” with a hand planer, you will most likely gouge the > shit out of the surface creating little cuts and scrapes on the surface of > the blank. Not that big a problem on the bottom side, as you eventually > shape away most of the gouges, but if you nick up the deck then you > eventually have to take the deck down in volume in order to get rid of the > gouges, thus reducing the strength of the blank considerably. Remeber the > more you shape the deck the weaker the blank gets. Also the time it takes > to skin a blank with the electric planer is minutes as opposed to at least > half a day with the hand planer.>>> So if you plan on doing at least a couple of boards in your lifetime, make > the small investment in a electric planer. REMEMBER ONE SIMPLE RULE for > any type of construction/repair…ALWAYS USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB I see planers for $30.00 all of the time on Ebay,Griizzly Tools,etc.If there is a local shaper in your area he may skin it for you If you ask.I do it all the time…I like helping begginers
I see planers for $30.00 all of the time on Ebay,Griizzly Tools,etc.If > there is a local shaper in your area he may skin it for you If you ask.I > do it all the time…I like helping begginers. You seem like a real good guy… Magoo
You seem like a real good guy…>>> Magoo Thanks Magoo at 54 years old I don’t build boards for a living anymore.I toiled in the industry for years but discovered the reality that it is hard to make decent paycheck.My income these days comes from restoring antique furniture.I have a little section in my shop for board building and do them when I get the urge, its funny but I stay backlogged with orders and the clients will sometimes wait 6 months or more for a board.I like teaching…watching a person’s eyes light up when you show em a trick makes my day.My next project will be the glassing,glossing etc.with the same film guys that shot the Jim Phillips shaping video.You can see some of my work and learn more about me by going to the website www.damascusproductions.com…Look under “Master Glasser Series”.Its all for fun Bro…Hey my real name is Roger Brucker and I post as cleanlines but it don’t matter to me…A cyber geek friend of mine came up with that name when he told me to never use my real name on the internet.Go figure.
I always use my real name!
I always use my real name! Hey Tuna you lie.I know you so I think Mullet or Toadfish would be more like it.