The ugliest first board ??

Finished sanding our first board. Still quite a few bumps along the laps, but i dont think i can sand anymore, also, plenty of air bubbles. I have definately learnt a lot from here, and also just from doing it. Next board i will definately make a template, tape up for the tail rail PROPERLY, not use the power sander so carelessy, use uv resin hardener, make a roller to get rid of air bubbles, hmmm that’s all i can think of at the moment, but im sure there are more!!. Anyway here’s a pic or 2. Dont know if the bumps will come up, but we’ll see



Hello Beerfan,

I’ve seen 10th boards worst than yous. Be sure it will floatand it’s posible to surf it, but next time drink the beers after shaping not before.

david

PD: what really helps you to shape is not beer is spanish wine :wink:

Better than my first board by far…

You’ll know what not to do next time.

Great effort BF…

(yep it’s ugly… but I’m heaps uglier , and so was my first [16] board/s !! )

and …

"…don’t worry about him , he comes from Barcelona , you know " *

ben

[* only a fawlty fan would understand ]

Now you’ve done it…

okay, I’ll get you ugly number one for ya… got some pictures of my yellow banana longboard of destruction here… mmm… seee…

The cutlaps were so screwed up I had to sand the f’ers off and basically repair like a ding…

I’ll get you a finished shot later…

It’s so gnarly and bumpy… it’s a miracle though cuz it’s a wave catcher from hell!! Get some funky looks in the lineup too…

oh, ben, don’t mention the war!

hello Chip

In the local version in ‘Fawlty towers’ Manuel was a mexican, maybe he was from here… but he was not a surfer from here…

david

a mexican ???

hahahah

that’s CLASSSIC MATE !

And , fawlty towers’ showing in mexico ??

…‘manuel’ is probably a west australian …hohohohoooo !!!

what a hooot !!

you’ve made my day …thanks mate !

ben

i wouldent let it worry you beerfan you can only learn from experience and it dosent really look all that bad anyway.

keep up the good work

your board isn’t bad i mean if it rides and you like it then its a good board you may not think its the best but think about the famous painters their first painting wasn’t a work of art but over time they got better and became masters at what they do so don’t beat yourself up about it just glass it and ride it but don’t get mad if people give you a bad look wail they ride their CIs you made your board and thats something to be proud of and if they talk bad about your board and u realy want to get rid of it just smack them with it and they shut up every time but keep that board like it was a 1000 dollar bill because one day you’ll think back to when you made your first board and how much fun it was

heres my first board its not glassed and was made with the homedepot stuff and no stringer but i think i might be a fun ride but i want t know what you guys think of it

ok i don’t know y a couldn’t post those pics but i’ll try again

Thanks guys, it’s hard when you see absolutely beautiful boards on here, then i look at mine and its, well, ugly!!. Anyway, im keen to get it in the water, i cant wait to ride it. Will inform on how it rides when it eventually gets there.

Hey Beerfan,

Once, a friend, who was a pro shaper and glasser when I was a beginner, said to me that “everything can be fixed”. And he was right. Patiently, sand the air bubbles, than cover them with resin and fiber (use a brush), sand again, check the result, if necessary, reinforce where it needs, and do it again, and again, till it become ok. The resulting “scars” are the easiest part to solve. Just use your imagination and create an artwork to hide them. Good luck!

I got just one thing to say… $14 Blank.

hi beerfan and benny …

yours are megan gale ,

compared to THIS witch , my my first board …

laugh and vomit all you like … I sucked …this board didn’t work , I was a completely clueless dickhead when I hacked into this piece of crap butcher job , some 21 years ago . (Even so , I DO wish I still had this board , just for laughter value , if nothing else … )

it’s all relative eh ?

"if they talk bad about your board and u realy want to get rid of it just smack them with it "

that comment , although I am not a violent person , is absolutely priceless , mate !

[I wouldn’t want to have done that with this board , because with the amount of glass and resin I put on it , fixing up my attempts at glassing , it would have probably KILLED them !]

cheers

ben

…for sure , let us know how it rides , eh , beery ?!

“I was a completely clueless dickhead when I hacked into this piece of crap butcher job…”

wow thats brutal and your talking about yourself, at lest we know your modest or just hard one your self

it would be a good board if it was a twin fin

thanks skiny , it’s the aussie way to not take ourselves TOO seriously .

it would have been [maybe] rideable as a twinniw , IF I was a foot shorter at the time .

A friend’s 8 year old [at the time] kid used it as a concrete surfer [minus wheels , of course?!] for a few months in the front driveway at their place …

cheers

ben

I like it !

MY FIRST BOARD WAS HACKED OUT OF AN OLD LONGBOARD FROM THE EARLY SIXTIES…

…IT LOOKED IT TOO !!! SORRY MY KEYBOARD IS STARTING TO TAKE A S#$T !

BY-DA-WAY,FAULTY TOWERS WAS/IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS…WHEN I WAS 18 ,I FELL IN LOVE WITH POLLY THE MAID…

…TO BE YOUNG AND STUPID AGAIN…MAN, GETTING OLD SUCKS.

Thanks again for all the replies guys. I just yesterday drove a 4 hour round trip to pick up a 7’5’’ minimal, and 6’6’’ kneeboard blank, so, im not giving up!!!. Anyway, hopefully i’ll get the plugs and boxes done over the weekend if i can twist my mates arm to come and help!!. Cant wait to do a fish, they seem to get soooo much praise, and while im not busting airs on my current minimal, i think im ready for something shorter, but still easy to paddle and a wave hog. And the 7’5’’ will be a replacement for my minimal, which is growing old gracefully!!.

This place is the best, thanks everyone!

Ok, after a few months sitting in my mates shed, our first board will be surfed this morning!!. I will post pics when i have some. I have in the meantime finished a 6’2’’ fish, but this 8’2’’ egg is our first board. We were too scared to put the finbox in, but my mate bought a router, and it took about 15 minutes!!!. Should’ve bought a router ages ago!!. At least now we know putting finboxes in is soooo easy we can do them in an afternoon, while havin a beer. Anyway, if the surf is surfable, i will give a riding report this afternoon. Im going down the coast tomorrow, to a very small coastal town, which should be almost empty at this time of year, and the beaches will be empty too, hope we get some waves.

8’2 x 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 3’’ thick!.

Cheers

Surfed it today in chest to head high waves that were a bit full. Went great!!, my mate and i were both surprised at how it went, easy to paddle, easy to catch waves despite the pin tail, and my front foot was about 3 inches off the nose on one wave, and it felt really stable. Surfed it with an 8’ dolphin fin ( plastic ) all the way back in the box. Will get pics soon.