My 10’ balsa took a tumble last night. I had it displayed with Hawaiian Gun Racks. One of them broke, and the rest is history. 30 lbs of balsa hit furniture, the christmas tree and the hard tile floor. The fin is broken, the nose and tail blocks are damaged and several big dings on the rails. Will require significant repair.
Looking for safer options to display this board. Opinions wanted. What is the best commercial display rack? Should I build my own? Thanks
There are lots of options. T-rax are good, pricey but deinitly strong. You can make your own and alot of the utility racks sold at Home Depot and Lowes work well also.
thats a good one ambrose. it just wanted to go for a surf.
kensurf that yellow & sunburst is beyond description. better take it for a surf or it may jump off the wall too and knock you in the head while you sleep!
Howzit ken, The bottom set is similar to some we made on Kauai but they were shaped like old style Hawaiian fish hooks and we had 2 on the bottom and one in the middle on top. With the top one you can make the hooks with shorter ends wrapping the rails. Wish I had a Picture.Aloha,Kokua
I had some clear ones about 10 yrs ago and one broke and dumped a Phil Edwards balsa. I was lucky on that one. The fin hit first and stuck in the wood floor. Only damage was tip of the fin. What kind of clear racks do you use.? Thanks
I will certainly add the safety of monofilament to my next display. I was planning to take it for a surf during my time off for the holidays. I guess it couldn’t wait.
BTW, the rack guys are completely standing behind their product. Replacement of racks and repair of board.
Mike, is that one of the blanks Lahrrrrry made for you, that was one of the biggest mistakes of my life to let him into my shop and show him anything, now it is straighten out all the mistakes he comes back with.
top name shaper couldn’t do his own mitered nose block, had Lahrrrrrrry bring it back to me
Still have a couple of pairs of the clear acrylic racks that were all the rage in the 90's.. Don't remember what they were called. Pro racks or something??? Saving a pair for the 9'0 Brewer gun.
Surfding, That board on your wall is AMAZING! Just getting a couple boards under my belt,fully addicted! As a custom car painter/builder I want to do a few to hang in the house,after I build my boys and I enough to surf. Love the clean look of it,thanks for sharing!