A roy stewart inspired longboard

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by Steve83, Apr 18, 2013.

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  1. Apr 19, 2013 #61
    Erock

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    So, looks like it's a modified form of Cold Molding... interesting.
     
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  3. Apr 19, 2013 #62
    Steve83

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    Erock,
    If by cold molding you mean the resin was never cooked during the time curing than yes cold molded. Since I used west system epoxy all I did was add the epoxy to the pieces I was bonding together and let the epoxy cure.
     
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  5. Apr 19, 2013 #63
    Steve83

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    Easy and effective!
     
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  6. Apr 19, 2013 #64
    Steve83

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    Better resolution

    I like this shot
     

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  7. Apr 19, 2013 #65
    Erock

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    That's sort of what I'm talking about. More in terms of boat building though, it's where you laminate multiple thin layers on top of each other, essentially re-skinning the frame 3 or so times. The big difference in true Cold Molding is you remove the frame after the hull is layered--it's the lightest way to build a boat.

    In terms of what it looks like you are doing from the pic--the Cold Molded part is where your deck skin attaches to the rail overlap. In the layered laminate part, if that makes sense.
     
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  8. Apr 19, 2013 #66
    Steve83

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    Close up shot

    Close up shot.
     

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  9. Apr 19, 2013 #67
    Steve83

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    It was assembled using a 11' roll of construction paper as a template.
     
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  10. Apr 19, 2013 #68
    Steve83

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    Fin shot

    6 layers of cedar and glassed!
     

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  11. Apr 19, 2013 #69
    Steve83

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    A full explanation can be seen on Roy Stewart' site. He has hundreds of build pics posted and we used the same torsion box construction method. Apologies, I'm only vaguely familiar with boat building and the terminology.
     
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  12. Apr 19, 2013 #70
    Roy Stuart

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    Closeouts.. which I was making far better ( as is usual) than any other boards out there.

    The wave in the picture at the front of the video I made, the video transition obscured this fact. I can post the whole ride if you like.
     
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  13. Apr 19, 2013 #71
    Roy Stuart

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    Thanks for posting more pics, the cedar colour looks very nice.
     
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  14. Apr 19, 2013 #72
    Steve83

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    Thanks Roy,
    It's beautiful in the light.
    I think this thread would benefit from more ride videos of your Earl in action. Since I have no video footage yet.
     
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  15. Apr 19, 2013 #73
    yankee

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    Just 2 requests from the viewing audience...

    Could you include the video of the clown who paid $500k for the Roy board?

    And could you include the video of the beach bbq fueled by the Roy board that turned into kindling in Cali?

    Perfect.
     
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  16. Apr 20, 2013 #74
    Steve83

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    Why so much hostility towards Roy? Is it because he is an eccentric? Is it because his boards cost a million dollars? Common we're all surfers here right? We love the ocean and the earth. Let it be.
     
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  17. Apr 20, 2013 #75
    yankee

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    Did the New Zealand Travelocity Gnome pay you to write that endorsement?
     
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  18. Apr 20, 2013 #76
    Steve83

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    I tend to think of this build as a form of entertainment for myself . It's a way for me to forget about work and my wife b....... at me. I don't know if I like to build or surf more. Every night building surfboards is the last thing I think about before I go to bed and its the first thing I think about when I wake up. I constantly think about the next step. Then next design for the board. I think about building surfboards every day. And when the weather gets nice it seems like everyone wants a custom board. But they haven't researched wood species, glue or epoxy, parallel profile, hollow wood stringer or chambered. They don't have a wood shop in there 2nd bedroom. They haven't smelled fresh cut eastern red cedar. But they ask to ride the board......and I think ...........yeah I will let you have a ride .....because I don't care if you crash it on the rocks or rip the the fin off when you run aground on a sandbar. It's all about the stoke. And I think a surfboards only purpose is to deliver that feeling. And I think shapers in this forum should be generous in sharing it. After I surf the board I made I'm going to leave it with my friend for a few weeks. I hope he loves it as much as I do. And if the board breaks up in the surf....I hope he had one good ride in.
     
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  19. Apr 20, 2013 #77
    Roy Stuart

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    People often hate that which they don't understand, and they feel more secure when they are part of a group... especially when that group is united against some kind of enemy.

    It's pretty retarded but there it is
     
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  20. Apr 20, 2013 #78
    Steve83

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    Oh we'll at least we're blessed enough to make some spectacular surfboards to surf on.
     
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  21. Apr 20, 2013 #79
    brewengineer

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    Is he donating that $1mil profit to help protect the ocean and earth? My guess is no. Roy loves filling his pockets with idiot tax money. You will never get respect from other surfers doing that. I have no problem with the boards themselves. They look good and seem to surf well if you just want to cruise straight or ride a board like an SUP. The boards aren't the issue, it is the person who makes them. I would rather buy an ugly plastic board from a shaper who is a good person, than buy an attractive wood board from a shaper that is a greedy arsehole.
     
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  22. Apr 20, 2013 #80
    Steve83

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    No body knows his yearly income. There are plenty of rich surfers who don't donate money to charity.
     
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