I’ve been enjoying looking at the build threads lately, so i decided to post one of my own. I finally have some time to shape one for myself so i decided to go with a new noserider, I’ve never made one for myself before, just ridden some that i’ve made for others. For the board, i decided to copy a board that i got earlier this year and just fell in love with. It’s a 9’6"x23 3/4"x3 1/4" shaped by Mike Pedigo of flyline surfboards in Jacksonville, Fl. It’s getting a tailblock, possibly a nose block, and glassed using 7.5 oz. volan. Not sure yet what kinds of tints and resin panels im using for it yet.
for the blank, I had to dig into my personal stash, I’ve had the blank stashed above my shaping room since december. I went with a US blanks 9’8"y green density. cedar alternative triple stringer.
i finally got the time to finish shaping thisboard this week. Here’s some pics of cutting the concave in and the bottom rail bands, also another board im currently working on.image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpeg
I started glassing today as well. I did a tinted deck patch using 7.5 oz. volan, I mixed a bit too much yellow into it and it turned out a little greener than i had originally wanted..jpeg(1.96 MB)
Ray said talk is cheap, but it gets all the attention. Its a mystery to me how many people line up to post on a pointless thread that goes nowhere, but completely ignore the true gems of this website, like this thread. I guess maybe people stop posting build threads, because no one here is interested in them anymore? I still am. Thanks Drifter2 for sharing!
I have a hard time with usless noise when I’m doing a build thread…I get uptight and I shout out or shut down…stay true…stay cool. It’s not easy…love that tripple stringer and the deck patch !
thanks for the interest huck and ray. I finally had time this week to finish her up. Here are a couple pics from a few days ago after the hot coat. I added some resin pins and a gloss coat after. It will be finished up tomorrow. im stoked on it! glassed with an 8 oz bottom with 8 oz tail patch. has a 8/6/8 deck. I only used volan on this one.
after working on this board for over 2 months, its nice to finally have it finished. I spent the next half hour staring at it. I’m amazed at how far my boards have come after only a couple years shaping. My boards wouldn’t come out nearly as nice if it weren’t for the help i found on here early on. You guys have had a huge impact on my shaping.
