Just salvaged this one is a 4’5" x 24" x 3’ 1/2"
i would really like to know what can be achieved from this in terms of shaping.
What was done in the past?
what can be done?
how small can a minni-simons be?
cheers and good waves
Might make a nice Paipo or Bodyboard.
My latest Channel-bottom Paipo design is 3” x 22” x 47”.
yeah, the paipo idea is not a bad idea at all.
but i am completaly uninformed about outlines, rails etc…
anyone has anything?
cheers and good waves
Will be posting my new design as soon as jrandy converts my data to CAD.
This is the preliminary proof Jim made for me to verify (the red-line nose is correct).
What is your nose rocker like.
i will measure it and let you know but i think i have 3 to 4 inches of nose rocker.
i will do some internet digging to sort an outline.
cheers and good waves
If you are on FaceBook, there are a lot of Paipo designs/photos posted here:
And here:
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i am not in social networks ( i don’t know if swaylocks count)
thanks will try to dig as much info as possible.
anyway the project will go and i will post the development.
i think i am sticking to boxy rails and what my skills allow me, and focus more on outline.
thank you for the priceless help.
cheers and good waves
Shape a little 1:3 scale board with a nice tint and polish it off for a wall hanger. Just did a 1:3 gun replica for a friend, was fun and came out rad.
it will hang in the wall for sure, but first it needs to ride, it is indeed a good option to try and work with pigments.
witch leads to some other questions???
the pigments i have come in two forms:
paste ( small tins, vyral surf)
powder ( salvaged)
i work with pe resin so i don’t know how much to use ( since i only worked once with pigments)
how much is enough of the powder and the paste??
cheers and good waves
ok, so kind of round down-rails?
do you have an edge on the bottom close to the end of the board or its round all the way?
That is very close to a 70:30 down rail. Just my personal preference.
My prototype-type rail profile has no edge.
But if you like an edge better, that should work well.
EDIT:
Just re-read your question. Misinterpreted it the first time.
My Paipos are finless experimentals with a Coanda channel that has hard internal edges.
For a more traditional flat or concave bottom, I would probably use hard edges at the tail with fins.
i have been following whit intrest all the coanda topics of your board and the drawings from jrandy.
i have a deep intrest in making finless surfboards hold to the wave face without spining, kinda making them surfable without breaking knees.
cheers and good waves.
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Beyond bottom channels, IMO, annother area where fluid dynamics could make significant performance changes is rail profile shape.
Keep the DIY faith — design and experiment…
Hand planes for the whole crew!
Paipos are made of wood.
Google Rick Newcomb Model for an example of 1960s technology at its finest.
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thanks, will do the google search as soon as possible.
cheers and good waves.
Like the early wood, Hawaiian surfboards, the word Paipo and mode of riding have evolved.
“In John R. K. Clark’s research he traced some of the possible transition to the modern day usage (at least sometime in the 1950s through the present) of the word, paipo, to describe the method of riding waves on a board prone style…”
“The popular spelling used today, paipo, was coined by Hawaiian surfing legend Wally Froiseth…”
“The first foam ‘paipo’ I saw was made by Wally”
(John Galera)
Ideas are starting to form in my head.
And i think i am going to try an edge isnpired paipo.
anyone has any toughts on on to square the rails before shaping them to get the tabletop at the bottom of the surfboard?
cheers and good waves.