You gotta be stoked:)
That came out sweet!
Wow, that is lush. That piece of veneer really was destined to be that surfboard. Beautiful! And I realy like that squid thing.
im about to start on a 9’6" chambered paulownia so i’ll tell you how heavy it ends up.
Im hoping for about 20-25 pounds (9-10kg).
I made a 6’0" chambered paulownia fish last year and it ended up at about 11lbs (5kg). I figured I could have chambered it a lot more agressively as it seems like it would be impossible to break through.
the good thing about paulownia is you don’t need glass or resin which keeps the weight down.
For the given length, say a 9’6" ‘standard’ longboard shape, I’ve had boards come in at anywhere between about 18 pounds at the lightest and probably 22 or so as an average, with a few heavier boards (before I got more aggressive in my chambering!) at the 27-29 range. From the returns I’ve gotten from my customers, I’d say that for most riders, those in the 18 to 22 pound range are by far the most functional. A really traditional rider can do great things on a 30 pound board, but for the rest of us…
Of course, so much depends on the original wood quality, then the chambering, the quantity of stringers and their respective woods, etc… Normally, I’ll glass with double 4oz/single 4oz and RR epoxy to keep it strong and light. Poly gloss to bring out the beauty of the wood. I think there’s still a 9’7" double-ender of mine in the resources, I’ll try and find it again.
**Say a 9’6" balsa?
Or a 9’6" paulownia?**
Balsa will come out lighter most likely. Chambered or not chambered? Single 6oz top and single 4oz Bottom is enough.
I bought a container of Balsa = 10’ x 6" x 4" I had to weight each Timber to balance out each board.
Some timbers weighed in as low as 6.7 pounds and as much a 21 pounds with an average of 14 pounds.
The boards weight between 15 and 16 pounds unchambered when finished and were sold right away so I never had a chance to ride them.
The heavier timbers I still have three years later. All the light ones turned into boards and all the medium weight end up as stringers in Walker Blanks back in 06.
Pualowia I have no experience however based on wood densities I would say it would be much heavier which isn’t a bad thing just different!
My 9’ 8" Hollow cedar weighs 27 lbs.
Good looking cedar! I’ve been seeing alot of the stuff myself lately. Love the natural grain contrast. Curious about your choice of logo paper though, been thinkin about that but not sure which way to go. mahalo. beaut for sure
Thanks Dlock.
The logo is done with a tissue paper I bought from Greenlight. I’m not happy with the clarity. It probably works well with a white foam board,
but not on wood. I have had better results with a much thinner rice paper but they are tough to print.
Ray Maltby
Thin high quality rice paper can be printed if you first apply a light tack of 3M 42 to a piece of printer stock. Then attach the rice paper. Run it through the printer then peel it off the printer stock immediately. Works Every time!
Green Light should change their lam paper supply?
There are thicker papers that turn clear.
It depends on the quality.
You did a nice job on your board and it must of took hours. Next board you do PM me and I will turn you on to a better source for paper or just send you a sheet.
Props for that tip surfding, I’ll try it on the next board. I’ve been taping the edges of my logo paper to printer paper, and thats a huge pain to get the edges all lined up perfectly without wrinkles.
Hey Surfding,
Thanks for the props. I also appreciate the printer trick. I have also been taping edges and that is a tough way to print- it almost always wrinkles.
And trust me, I will definitely not order anything from that group again- resin was old, cloth had sawdust or something all over it, plus they were on vacation when I ordered and I had to wait 10 days till they got back before shipping my order.
PS glad you have found Tree to Sea - it’s a good site.
Ray
I build my boards out of construction grade lumber. Mostly spruce from home improvement stores. This 9’9" is hollow wood and the weight is 22 lbs. The 2x material is re-sawed into 1-1/2" strips. I used some cedar for the trim pieces. I also have a rounded pintail version which is my favorite.
I just found the site: www.grainsurf.com/forum (Sea to Tree) bunch of stoke guy’s building wooden boards. Pretty cool and pretty humble and a bit more passive.
Today I start designing a Sunset Gun all to be made in AFRICAN WOOD pure EXOTIC Chambered because of the weight.
If I leave is solid it will weight too much (over 100 pounds) Even thought it is going to be a wall hanger I want it to be surf able shape wise however weight wise I still think it will be too heavy. The board will be more of an art piece so I will post it on Sea to Tree rather than this site. I have 8 weeks to build it so I have to start this week.
I hope those guy’s you got your supplies from change their business model to a Quality Driven Models or otherwise they won’t be sustainable!
Hey Surfding
Can’t wait to see the pics.
Ray Maltby
Hey Dennis
Nice looking light board. Three foot and clean wednesday- I might get to check it out.
Ray Maltby