I’m at the early stages of this.
http://www.firewiresurfboards.com/surfboards.php?boardid=cornice
Has anyone seen one in the flesh. Cast you eye over the shots and dims. I’ve made it wider than the fire wire one in their introduaction video. but im guessing the rocker.
ive got 2.3 inches in the tail and 3.5 in the front.
If you look close you can see the slight adjustments i have made from the first version, and the last few shots.
You can see a slight rounding and filling of the outline in the front third of the board and slight increase in the “flutes” in the tail.
6-8mm concave along the length “slight double within the deep single” around the fins.
I know the purest will hate that its a computer file at the moment, but its the best i can do at the moment. and its about three boards in the future yet…
I have to say that surfing boards I have made myself over the last few months is SO RIDICULOUSLY COOL that I just keep thinking about it.
I’ve always liked different, considering my first boards was a compsand simmons, the next was a rabbits foot, then a skinny simmons, my latest egg thing, the one im working on is almost normal, the “cornice” just looks so cool.
This is a blast from the past, i have had this machined up and have started to finish it off. Will post some pics.
Yes i said machined, and yes i hand shape from scratch as well, haters gunna hate.
Here it is after the bulk of the finish shaping, I did it in the man arts block during lunch with a few of our surf excellence kids watching on.
But I left the stinger plane in the car so I couldn’t do the very final neaten up.
It just looks so narrow. I did it at the firewire dimensions to be true to the original design, it’s 17.5 at the widest point ant that’s 12.5 from the tail. So its 5’6" 17.5" 2.5" at 29.3 ltrs.
I also included a pic of Dann Mann’s latest little experiment which is a 19.5" wide by 5’6" groveller.
His looks mighty fine.
Tried something with some left over paints from my fiance’s stash.
There is a strong case that I should have thought it through more.
The colours look pretty sad.
yeah…that I like…alot !!!
Spx
This is a year in the making. Cool. I’m glad you started to finish it off. Are the flutes going to flex? Quad fin setup?
I hope a little bit, we will see. Yep, a year or more. Too many projects all at once and and too little time.
Most likely a 5 fin set up.
Sk8-Is the shaping in the new shed?
yes Jay…
the shed is rocking.
have a look at my thread in Errors and bugs. More details about the shed there.
that thing looks wild mate.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Did the email find you?
Cut up the cloth for bottom lam on two boards this arvo. And the rice paper lams.
Funny with this one I have help from a trinity and my personal boards all have gearbox plugs so input a gearbox lam on it.
Now it looks like a sponsor board. Till they see me surf. Hahahaha
Yo…It did thanks mate…I thought I replied but you never know with this phone!!!..I’ll let you know how I get on and might go shorter and wider also to compare.
Spx
Keep them pics comin
Looking good mate…really looking forward to seeing that done !!!
Looks interesting. Any reason for the post lam install or just shit’s an giggles?
Robin and lance from gearbox have suggested them as a way to reduce bubbles and tenting as you can spend a little more time in them. Also in the gearbox installation guide they suggest that the edge of the glass sitting flag with the side of the box it good for strength. As you can see I have put a full V shape 4 oz fin patch over the whole area of the 5 fin set up. Just to make sure it’s all as strong as I can. The CET epoxy is so crisp and white has an almost blue tint to it.
