What are you working on now?

[mako224]

Its been a year since I’ve made a board. Haven’t even been doing much ding repair this past year. Have a blank sitting waiting to be turned into a step-up barrel board. Severely lacking motivation.

[Huck]

Mako - seems like last I remember you were suffering from some shoulder issues (or was it knees?) but the kids were keeping you busy with boards & dings.

My own enthusiasm waxes & wanes but I have so many unfinished projects usually one of them will nag at me & force me eventually to clean up the shop a little & pick up some tools again.

it gets a little harder each year, but I still enjoy building & riding my own boards. I hope you find your motivation, you build nice boards.

[jrandy]

@mako224 I am coming off a 4 year hiatus where I spent more time working on the sailboats than the surfboards. After helping a couple other people with board design work lately, I found a little gas in the tank to do a build. I had to cut down into a block of EPS foam to get at the bigger piece I wanted so now I have 3 blanks sledded/rockered (2 short and 1 long) with one short blanks outlined and on the stands. I like your boards too and the advice you give on the forum.

[lemat]

Prep the deck for wood, french white ash 0,6 mm veneer

[resinhead1]

Just finished up the seaturd knee sled, does red make me look fat?

[OSS1]

Lemat—-Still doing amazing 1st class work. Good to hear you are still at it.

[lemat]

Deck under vaccum

I glue with an epoxy thickened with cabosil.
I use anti root fabric as cheap peelply release film. Not an obligation for gluing 0.6mm wood skin but it help protect vaccum bag and allow to move it to wrap rail well. I like to wrap wood far on rail for strengh and sometimes use thicker stiff wood.

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[balsa]

Made a 4’11" for one of my grand-daughters who is about 6 yo. Was supposed to be ready for Christmas but then I found excuses to do other things so she’ll have to wait a bit (since it’s a surprise, the wait won’t be too hard…) Board is a mini-mini-malibu shape with the most important thing for a 6 yo girlie: unicorns, everywhere.

[OSS1]

Also very nice.

[cmschulze]

What are the dims here? Love it

[arlosilva]

Finally got time to put some glass ons on a 6.8" twin fin that is taking almost 3 months to finish.

cheers and good waves.

[resinhead1]

Thanks…6’0 x 23 3/4 x 3. EPS 2 lb blank

[mako224]

Shoulders have been an ongoing issue for a few years. Kids have grown up. Oldest has a career and still surfs when he can. Youngest works in a surf shop and rides what they sell and has people making boards for him.