I've decided I'm going to build a board

im all about super secret point in NorCal weedlands early fall. j-bay style! 10 mile hike in!

 

Bru, these were from the PD's file photos!!! Really was trevol kicking that "sinister smile" haha!!! Ya man, I probably laughed harder posting them. They really have a contraption for inmates who are defying authority by spitting like a llama haha!!

I'll not derail this thread anymore (I do that enough!!) since it's got great input from in the know brahs like AO, Erock, and LB. If those vets can just recommend a sawhorse that will work to BCN's liking, he may be able to go through with this pipe dream. Dat perv loves his sawhorses!!!

 

I've had half a longboard sitting in my basement for a few months and this is finally giving me the motivation to get working on it. One kooky-@ss asymetrical single fin coming up!

 

nooo...that really was him?!?! too funny! how do the cops keep a straight face when they put em on people?

BCN should defintely go through with it. he'll get hooked if he puts some effort into the setup. having a place to shape is golden. if the parents are down then run with it. he'll never be bored again. plus, anyone can make boards. after all...they're toys!

 

They don't keep a straight face. It's totally Super Troopers steeze.

Pretty sure BCN's parents are ok with this project because they're not real. They're cardboard cut-outs. Hard to get love from paper silhouettes. That explains a lot though. Poor chap.

 

Half a LB, so you gonna pop out a Mini Simmons? Tight!!! Can't wait to see it at the break!!!

 

LOL. maybe they just want him to stay in the basement. they love him, but not when he's around.

 

Thanks for calling me a college boy, haven't been one for a while but I still have my boyish good looks. And jeez... ClemsonSurf.... it's a dorky name but it's the one I got. How would it look if I just went and changed my name?

I got a lot of "help" like you were giving when I first decided to make some boards. It wasn't useful. You offered some advice and a couple tools but if you don't have lights don't waste your time...? That doesn't make sense. If someone was saying "I'm quitting my job to become a shaper what should I do?" then that might be sound advice.

You're not a very good rapper.

Tell my Mom I said hi.

 

make a picklefork. something like this. LaLa is rad! [video=youtube;UjHbHldm94g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjHbHldm94g[/video]

 

I did it with a basic garage, a saw ( to cut the shape out ) and a handheld sureform to shape. Plus you need to have a little block plane ( not a big one - it won't fit into the curve on the deck as you near the nose ) to get the stringer and you'll need some sandpaper. I found future boxes the easiest to install.
My blank / glass / resin came from WRV. They trucked it up to the Va Beach store where I picked it up. At the time the cost of materials for one at a time board making was about 250.00.
Go on the internet and look at Swaylocks. The site is a wealth of info on design and construction techniques. When my first glass job started to go off early ( halfway through the job ) I got on Swaylocks and had immediate advice from people all over the planet. Pretty cool.
Honestly, there is an art to it and you can buy a better board than you can make as an amateur but there is great satisfaction in it and you may get lucky and make a magic board.

 

yeah yeah... just giving you sh!t dude. i went over top there. your alright. expect the tupac quote. nothing like southern plantation pilgrims quoting rappers. im bummed im not a good rapper how bout a haiku next time?

f*ck, i misspelled my name and didn't catch it in time. hence AtanticO. sounds stupid. i know.


it was sounding like building racks were to difficult. or lights were to involved. if those simple things are a hangup, how can you make a board? i didn't get the impression he was looking for a career, but being a total hack is a waste of his own time and money. he could by all means, take a little pride in himself and get a feeling of accomplishment with a tiny bit of effort. just don't assume im talking out of my a$s about setting up a place to make boards. i've seen this senerio before. just do it right or go use/rent a real shaping room. too easy. lights and a rack. if he keeps the shape simple it will be ok. dude should know it's more effort then he thinks. but totally doable.

 

Clemmy!!! AO needs to be accepted and invited to your Turkey gala this fall. He will no doubt come with secret cultural dishes from the PNW in hand.

Let's all get along brahs!! Either that or meet at the nearest peak and have an Anchorman brawl!!! White rash guard skimmer where are you?!?!?!?!?!

 

Ho brah, did anyone catch that your name was misspelled? That's one of those optical illusions. I guess you don't get the 200 points on the SI SAT!!

BCN is a total hack at life and he doesn't seem to mind the waste of time. Buoy doesn't seem to take much pride in himself and effort is not a concept with him.

 

Holy S$IT I saw Atlantic the whole time!

 

yep. sways is the spot for dudes on their own trying to figure it out.

 

haha. i didn't catch it till i couldn't log in. thought something was wrong with SI. changed my password a few times till i caught it.

 

"Let's go over the groundrules. Rule number 1: No touching of the hair or face... AND THAT'S IT!"

 

getting back to the thread's topic...a friend of mine bought the john carper 101 video and shaped a pos the first time, but, after that, he shaped some damn good boards (and some more sh*tty ones).

He made me about 8 boards. Most of them were dogs, but the good ones were magic. A few of my favorite boards, ever, were his shapes...and I've owned shapes from most of the big names. At first, I didn't really want to ride his boards, but he was only charging me materials and, if I didn't like them, he would sell them for me (plus, it gave me a reason to travel down to Oceanside)

He built the full kit though: blue room, waist high fluorescents, etc....but no glassing equip. He got the glassing done at Diamond Glassing. I don't know how he did the rocker, but I know he didn't have any special equipment for that, either.

Point is, you don't really need much to shape...but I would leave the glassing to the pros.

 

If you're not good at glassing, you better be good at sanding.