no-one else may have noticed [or cared !] , BUT …
…is “Sirwanksalot” gone ???
…or …
just ‘lurking’ under another name , perhaps …
went to “p.m.” you today ‘wal’ , and it seems like you’ve been “vapourised” , mate …not even an “invisible” ?!
ben
…yes, it IS surfboard design related , because we were talking on “skype” recently about the board he will shape if he moves[strike][/strike]
Still here, Ben. I’ve been a bit busy due to work and some pesky computer problems. Now my pipe dreams of shaping a board are in peril due to stoopid Clark foam going out of business, unless if Paul Jenson or Roy Stewart are willing to give me free plans for a wooden board, I’m screwed. Roy, I’d love to have one of those pintails you just shaped.
Chip, have you finished that log?
The other Ben.
“finished the log” ?
nah …once hicksy finishes the “auslocks” and “hixell” boards , then I might be able to START it.
It’s looking like a combined christmas / birthday present , at this stage …
I’ve still got to make a fin for the “Auslocks” board , too, in the meantime !
…glad to see you’re back in action again , Ben , I bet you’ve been getting some GREAT waves lately eh ??
cheers !
ben
Hello Sir W,
I am at your service regarding plans. What board length? Your bodyweight? Really ready to go for it? Got $20 ?
Regards,
Roy
Hi Roy, Yeah I’d love some plans. Thanks! I’m not sure but I think something around 7’-7’6 for me at 6’3 and 210 lbs. $20, yeah I’ve got $20,just let me go and ask my wife.
nice head shot , by the way , ben…
Well Sir W, how about something like this ?
BTW there’s no need to actually PAY me $20 unless you feel like it, I was only asking if you HAVE $20 ! 
That looks like a bitchin’ profile. I’d gladly give you a donation for your troubles.
Sir W,
All donations gratefully accepted of course, however you are already doing me a service by supplying intelligence as to the whereabouts and activities of the infamous Hokkaido Jesus.
My next questions regarding your board are:
What sort of wood are you planning to scrounge/borrow/steal/buy ?
Can I twist your arm until you say yes to the board as a ten footer ? What happens with the extreme pintails is that they ride like boards at least a couple of feet shorter, because there really isn’t that much area in the last couple of feet.
Regards,
Major Roy
#1 I’m not sure, but I won’t be getting particle board.
#2 I’m willing to go as big as my 12’x4’ lanai would allow me.
If I had the space I’d like to try to make a 17 footer.
What type of wood should I be looking for? Also what tools would I need to borrow from my friends with tools?
with your name , don’t worry …
you shouldn’t need to worry about having enough wood , or the right tool , maaaan !
…"I’M "Hokkaido Jesus " [??] , and so is my wife "
[so...." welease bwian ! "]
Hokkaido jesus???
just curious cause hokkaido sounds familiar to me.
jimmy.
Think spanish pronunciation…
Hokkaido Haysoos
Hokkaido is one of TWO very similar looking Haysooses who inhabit a forum called Japansurf. . . .
Alright Ben, ten feet it is . . . you will theoretically have a foot of space at each end of the lanai then.
Tool wise you won’t need much . The first task is to draw the planshape. For this you will need a long piece of steel wire for drawing the circular tail arc ( a roll of welding wire is ideal ), a longish piece of electrical wire for drawing an ellipse for the nose section ( the kind of wire that cars are wired with. . . plastic coated, reasonably flexible and non stretchy) a pen, a sanding block with 40 grit sandpaper, a handsaw, and a sheet of plywood cut into 2 pieces lengthways (so that you have two 8 foot by 2 foot wide pieces) We will draw the nose half-planshape on one piece of ply and the tail half-planshape on the other piece.
When cutting the ply lengthways, do it like this:
The board is 24 inches wide at the widest point , so you need to cut the ply approximately as shown so that there is enough room for the widest part of the two planshape components ( the sheet of ply being only 48 inches wide)
Drawing the planshape is the second most tricky part of the whole job, but it’s fun.
Back soon with the planshape drawing bit.
Roy
PS Or another possibility is that I build the same board and send you the planshape and rocker in the mail.
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I’ll go and get the ply and supplies this weekend. And saw it in half. After that I’ll be in limbo. It would be cool if you could send a shape and rocker plan by mail but it would be cool if I could work it out myself. I’m not sure if I could but I’m willing to try.
Brother Ben I will send you the curves, it’s easy to draw them in principle but the tail rocker curve is drawn using a giant wire compass with a diameter of about 60 feet, a caper which requires no wind, two people, a football field, and a twisted mind. Might as well leave the insane parts to me ! Perhaps you can PM your postal address ?
BTW can you locate a tablesaw? You will need to mill your timbe into planks, frames, and blocks (unless you get a custom milling and sanding service)
Colonel Roy (self promotion He He)
Hello Bens 1 and 2 ( Sir W.A.L and Chipfish61.1) is a picture of the planshape scroll sent yesterday. It is drawn on very old, delicate parchment (newsprint roll made in 1961 ‘hic’ ) which was then stuffed semi carefully into a cardboard tube. I recently sent some wax (20kg) to the UK and NZ post eventually delivered it to my door a distance of less than a mile but we sincerely hope that they know where Honolulu is. Fingers crossed !
BTW I am going to build the same board as you are, sort of a Pacific Triangle project with one corner missing unless Chip or Hicksy have a go
BTW2 I HAVE SENT YOU A DIFFERENT PLANSHAPE, expect the curve for a hybrid tunnel finned extreme forward planshape ten foot eight extreme pintailed ‘Thrusterbuster’ this will give you the most bang for your buck for sure and will still fit into your Lanai. Plus I want one.
Hope That’s ok.
BTW3 I will make 2 sets of fins and send you a set, have some carbon fiber panels and tunnels already.
Roy
BTW4 I still have to send the rocker template but you won’t need it until later.
