Since it's Summer....

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by leetymike808, Jul 10, 2015.

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  1. Jul 10, 2015 #1
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Might as well make a new fish....hopefully I can get it back from the glasser before summer is over!!! I know i still got a bit to do on it first.

    But here's the start.

    IMG_20150710_154500.jpg
     
    leetymike808, Jul 10, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 10, 2015
  3. Jul 24, 2015 #2
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Nov 16, 2013
    She's at the glasser now....2 weeks he said....
    IMG_20150724_073804.jpg IMG_20150719_144222.jpg
     
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015

  5. Jul 24, 2015 #3
    Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

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    Looks good!!!!
     
    Zeroevol, Jul 24, 2015
    Zeroevol, Jul 24, 2015
  6. Jul 24, 2015 #4
    waterbaby

    waterbaby Well-Known Member

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    the outline seems awfully wobbly/lopsided...did you intend it to be asymmetrical?
     
    waterbaby, Jul 24, 2015
    waterbaby, Jul 24, 2015
  7. Jul 24, 2015 #5
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Nov 16, 2013
    On the first picture? And no that was a free hand attempt at matching. I cleaned it all up with the planer and surform.
    I'll post more when I get it back from glassing.
     
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
  8. Jul 24, 2015 #6
    waterbaby

    waterbaby Well-Known Member

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    you should really consider using a template to get a smoother line and mirror image on both sides of the board.

    You can print the half-template out from an illustrator image you create (photoshop can be used, but the line won't be as sharp)...or grab a pre-existing shape off the net. Then just trace it onto a piece of masonite, cardboard, plywood, etc
     
    waterbaby, Jul 24, 2015
    waterbaby, Jul 24, 2015
  9. Jul 24, 2015 #7
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Then its not my shape. I don't care so much if the initial line isnt perfect. I know how I want it to look in the end.
     
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
  10. Jul 24, 2015 #8
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    If I found an end shape I really liked I'd think about making a more permanent template. But I only shape like one board a year. So it's not that big of an issue to me.
     
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
  11. Jul 24, 2015 #9
    waterbaby

    waterbaby Well-Known Member

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    maybe I'm a perfectionist, but just freehand drawing the outline on both sides of the stringer would drive me insane. Even if my outline was wobbly on the template, I'd want that exact mirror image on both sides of the board.
     
    waterbaby, Jul 24, 2015
    waterbaby, Jul 24, 2015
  12. Jul 24, 2015 #10
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Nov 16, 2013
    Ya I didn't cut that line. I did a basic paper template after I smoothed out the cut side. Then cut the other side.
     
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 24, 2015
  13. Jul 25, 2015 #11
    LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

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    That's the way it's done for the backyarder if you're not using templates. Get the curves you want on one side cut and fair. Tape a long piece of paper with the factory edge along the stringer, and trace from underneath. Flip the paper over, cut it with a razor blade, then re-tape it to the stringer on the other side. Trace the outline, cut the outline, and fair it so you take off your pencil line. Perfect symmetry.
     
    LBCrew, Jul 25, 2015
    LBCrew, Jul 25, 2015
  14. Jul 25, 2015 #12
    LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

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    Next time try glassing it yourself. EPS, right? Get some slow kick epoxy and give it a shot!
     
    LBCrew, Jul 25, 2015
    LBCrew, Jul 25, 2015
  15. Jul 25, 2015 #13
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Nov 16, 2013
    Oh I've glassed way more boards than I've shaped. Not into it.
    And no its not eps. I like a little weight under my feet.
     
    leetymike808, Jul 25, 2015
    leetymike808, Jul 25, 2015
  16. Jul 25, 2015 #14
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    Double post....sorry
     
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  17. Aug 20, 2015 #15
    leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

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    And it's all done....

    IMG_20150819_161555 (1).jpg IMG_20150819_161619 (1).jpg IMG_20150819_172401 (1).jpg IMG_20150819_172412 (1).jpg
     
    leetymike808, Aug 20, 2015
    leetymike808, Aug 20, 2015
  18. Aug 20, 2015 #16
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    Good work! Now we need a ride report, how's she ride?
     
    DawnPatrol321, Aug 20, 2015
    DawnPatrol321, Aug 20, 2015
  19. Aug 20, 2015 #17
    LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

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    Trippin' swirl, dude. Nice...
     
    LBCrew, Aug 20, 2015
    LBCrew, Aug 20, 2015
  20. Aug 20, 2015 #18
    Towelie

    Towelie Well-Known Member

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    Freakin nyarlee!
     
    Towelie, Aug 20, 2015
    Towelie, Aug 20, 2015
  21. Aug 20, 2015 #19
    Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

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    Word!
     
    Zeroevol, Aug 20, 2015
    Zeroevol, Aug 20, 2015
  22. Aug 20, 2015 #20
    metard

    metard Well-Known Member

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    from the pics it looks like there is not a whole lot of rocker

    does she ride good?
     
    metard, Aug 20, 2015
    metard, Aug 20, 2015
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