I was looking through a blank catalog online and they have listed Tband under some of the blanks specs… What does that denote, exactly?
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I was looking through a blank catalog online and they have listed Tband under some of the blanks specs… What does that denote, exactly?
Example:
T-band is the two wood stringers with a piece of colored foam between them
The word blue refers to the weight of (Clark) foam. Dick Thomas, 60’s employee at Walker Foam, created the first sandwiched wood glue up. Since then Clark Foam has set it so that any sandwich, be it foam, wood, or combinations, are called T-Bands. I believe the noted stringer is two one-eighth stringers glued together, although properly written it should say 1/8"+1/8" bass T-Band.
Rich Harbour??Holy Moly.Back in the sixties I always drooled over your boards but ended up with a Hansen.I still have one of your original price sheets ordered from Surfer Mag.The base price was something like $110.00.Now for a technical question.When shaping a classic 50/50 rail longboard from scratch (no machine)do you shape the roll in the bottom before crowning the deck or after?Last question…do you “rough foil”(thickness,crown.roll) the blank before cutting the outline?Thanks for posting…welcome.
There is no right or wrong way, just the way you are used to. I foil first, then outline, then crown the bottom, and then the deck.
And a prominent question is answered by one that knows.I tend to think that the majority of novice shapers are influenced by the modern shortboard with a flattish bottom and tucked rails.Thus they shape the deck first.I have always rolled the bottoms first as you said…the decks of modern blanks are pretty much precrowned so I do clean them up a bit first as Jim Phillips tought me.I really appreciate your input Rich.I have another tech. question for you but I am going to start a new thread so folks know who we are talking to.