This is not my wake. I was really lucky over the years to meet and ybecome friends with some of the pioneers of surfing and board building. I was the young guy and when these guys talkedI I listened. My shaping is a blend of iinput and tips that theIy offered…when I finish a board I see what this guy or that guy helped put into the shape. Too bad handshaping is becoming a dying art because some of this dies with it.
so… no food and free booze? bummer!
Ace my friend , In The ultra expert eyes of Lookinggood you just might be dead.
I do like that he can see that 20 to 25 year old resin has pooled in the channels or what did he call them? Oh gauges?
The Brownish color cold be due to gets see sun damage or moisture from tiny cracks in the glass staining the blank. The board in the Photos has been put to good use. It has scares and damage. It has proven it’s worth by the very fact that someone wants it repaired not to become some wall hanging trophy but to once more be surfed.
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OPS
Sorry ACE no intension of make, my mind a tribute is what friends and folks close do before us ua make.
Me thinks that the Zinger and a very happy young man surfing it is a very fine “tribute” Aloha nui.
Also you never gave up on the bottom rail. Mind if OPS give it a rip? Hang around awhile eh.
Here’s the poop on the “Zinger”
7’-6”
21 3/4” @ center
3 ¼” thick
Starting at tail in 12” increments
14”
18 3/8” 2 ½” thick
20 ¾”
21 ¾” same as center 3 ¼” thick
21 ½”
20” 2 ¼” thick with ¼” (finish) “ nose concave”
14”
Tail rocker @ 2 1/4 “
Nose rocker @ 3“
Nuff?
Hey OPS has only woke up dead once, still LMAO!
Aloha!
And the guy holding it is pretty sexy as well.
ace what are you making nowadays? I read a thread of yours a while back if i remember you were into wooden stuff now?
Read Bill’s comment about sense of humor. All good fun. Stoked to see it get resurected. I made several changes in the design as time went on. The original ones like you have worked really good in point and reef break waves and liked a little size. But they started to show some weakness in whitewater. I solved this by adding a very small nubie center fin. It was suprising how small of a fin it took. I designed some fins that worked pretty good too. Mike/Rooster has a set from a “zing thing” board maybe he can post some pics. I have pics but I am down south for another month.
My theory is that if you don’t have boards you built that aren’t brown,
you just plain havn’t been around.
Love seeing the old brown ones.
I love to frequent swap-meets.
Sometimes just to see old, brown boards.
When I see some of my old board-building friends,
I love to tell them they finally made it big-time.
That’s when I tell them I saw one of their old boards at the swap-meet.
Ace, that is some cool history there.
I too learned and listened from some greats.
Not from the internet or You-tube videos.
Got brown lookingood?
Show us what you got.
I saw a brown board that was brand new. Sanded finish with walnut water based furniture stain wiped on. Looked like an old board. I love stuff like that.
“This is not my wake.” Ace
"My theory is that if you don’t have boards you built that aren’t brown,
you just plain havn’t been around." B.S.
it’s these small nuggets that keep me coming back to Sways…classic
Hello BSnyder, not my intention to bash an important member here, only noticed those marks and gauges on the foam; and those are due to what I said before, as you really know (not sharpened handblocks, too deep the blade and faster action).
About the Brownish thing: the places where you get more resin are the places where you ll have more brownish, like the places where the water is trapped.
Yesterday arrived here a guy with a board that s totally Brown, but that s not cool as you say, the board is totally beaten up, water, fungus, dings all over the rails, shattered fibers everywhere, that is not a good life for the board, more like a guy who let the board under the Sun and never ever repaired any ding, etc.
So, a normal tan is ok in an old board, a board that s well used and still kicking is a firmly board with strong glass, no matter the tan.
Anyway, looks like most here are ok with gauges, whatever tool etc so sorry to say what I said in the other comment; I repeat, Im not bashing anyone in particular, but Im very picky with the boards no matter what brand or shaper made it.
In these times of machined boards, and totally Green new comers (shapers, because the crew still strong) is better to keep the hand shaped boards pristine as possible to show the difference…
Yes, Im not new in this field and Im not an ytube apprentice; plus I m more well know that what you think…
But, this is a thread to talk to that ACE board, so again, my mistake, I was thinking other things.
Thanks for the input…
Think OPS glass on center “knub” ??? Kid rides mostly beachbreak…
I’m in no position to know if you’re actually right but I am in a position to say I don’t really care if you are right. The topic of the thread is a shout-out to one of our regular members who - apart from his reputation in the real world - has given much of himself and shared a lot of info here with us unwashed backyarders over the years.
The board in question was made to be surfed and it’s obvious from the pics that it has already lived a long and productive life. It already has some visible fixes to various battle scars and someone still thinks highly enough of this board - planer marks or no - to pay for some TLC as a means of extending it’s life as long as possible, That alone is saying something when considering what happens to most boards that survive long enough to be in this condition.
So the topic of this thread is the shout out to a beloved member of our little tribe and featuring a couple pics of a vintage board. If you want to start a technical thread on how to avoid resin pooling then that’s what we’re here for, but this ain’t the thread for that.
Gauges? Yes. Gauges are a helpful tool when taking measurements or readings. But, I seriously doubt anyone here likes gouges in their blanks. No one has said they do, to my knowledge.
We have a number of folks here who fit that description. They’re members of the Legend in My Own Mind club.
Add me to that list
Maybe something’s getting lost in translation.
I’d love to see your work, tell us the brand name and we can Google you.
Just a guess, but the stringer is darker so it might heat up more than the white foam. Heat might speed the yellowing.
And I’d like to try that board!
I was not going to respond to the guy who wqants to bash my work based on a 25 yr old survivor board THATis still in use because someone still likes te way it rides. My industry has been filled with guys who want to get ahead by bashing other peoples work. I have seen guys put boards in the harshest light to find ? just to say look at that this guys boards suck buy mine. I chose not to be one of those guys. I have done the best I can on every board Ihave ever shaped. If you are able to produce a “perfect” surfboard not just in your eyes but evryone elses PLEASE post em. I am still learning with every board and if you can show me a higher standard above any flawsi am all ears/eyes.
A guy once told me he bought boards from %$#@ who was a very high volume shaper who was not known for finish work. Because they rode good.“I do not care if he shaped it with a chain link fence” as long as they met his ride standards.Which not many other shapers were able to dofor him.
Ace I’m from the school of how it rides, not how it looks. The finish will soon get messed up if it’s a good riding board. It’s hard to keep the boards you ride a lot from getting that way. I’m always amazed at how much my boards will get little shatters and dents and over time lots of little dings along the rails. Even though I seem to be as gentle as I can. Heck I got boards with pressure dents along the bottom. Gotta be from those days when get a good tossing in the washing machine.
With all the people in the water these days that are in the way, it’s inevitable that you’ll run into one every now and then. Saw a lot of that yesterday. Yesterday was one of those days where I paddled almost non stop for 2 hours and caught maybe 3 waves. Eyes are still sore from the heavy beating I got from the wind, spray and rain. I think I ran a guy over or got close to it, but hey that’s what happens when you decide to sit way inside and be in the way every time a sets comes through.
Never understood why people go through such time consuming finish work for something that gets bashed by your knees, heals, other body parts and boards, the reef, and the shoreline rocks. I’ve always been partial to clear boards or a simple one color glass job. The fancy boards are art work and shoud be for hanging on your wall. Such a shame to see that get bashed.