Shaping

Yup that was my plan of attack. Iv seen some epoxy boards and i sort of like the lack of separation. Almost like a smokey effect. We will see what happens.

And DP, that video is actually what got me to shape my first board. Iv always wanted to but didn't have the space or time. Saw that video and was like, yeaaaaah it's time. Although i dislike that they didn't glass there own boards. Kinda lame

 

Just spent the whole day shaping. Im really digging the shape. Did much better with the rails this time. It's a going to be a single but i might make myself one as a thruster with a pin tail for those big swells. Not going to give the whole play by play like i did my first board but he's what this one is looking like....

 

I absolutely did NOT nail the swirl. Got close. It's not terrible and looks much better in person. But it's not spot on. Actually think i used a bit too much resin as things got really hectic and messy. Got a few cool looking spots. Maybe the key for next time is to pour the green and white swirl mixture in smaller batches. Good learning experience though and not a complete failure so I'm happy with it.

 

Thanks man. This actually was the look i was going for, the marble was just similar. This is more of a white smokeyness in the green. Which is exactly what i wanted. Some spots look really nice, others just look green, and some are in the middle. If i can figure out how to replicate the cool looking spots all over id be in business!

And don't worry about the glassing stands. I make it work in the meantime.

 

Thanks guys. Very happy with the shape itself. Rails and nose and foil in general came out much better and smoother then the first board.

As far as the color im liking it, just being honest and realize there's plenty room for improvement there.

Either way, sent pictures to my buddy and he's stoked on it so that's all that matters

 

Finished the board yesterday. Got to be honest, I'm a little bummed about it. Not looking for sympathy or encouragement. Just being honest. Let me explain...

Shaping wise, board came out great and the process went smoothly. I was happy with my first board but this one came out better. Main thing i wanted to improve was the rails, and i nailed it on this one. Then i was totally taking a swing for the fences on the color work. As i already mentioned, i dig it, but i didn't nail it. Im totally cool with that. Second board and first shot at somthing like that, it was a learning experience and it don't look bad either. Also first time doing a cutlap. Which i liked doing. More prep work. But my laps came out way smoother and made the rest of the process easier and came out better. I planned on doing a pinline to cover the inevitable wobble in the cutlap line. So i didn't really put time into getting that line perfect. Then ended up passing on the pinline. So now the cutlap line is not too pretty. No biggie and wasnt so much a mistake, more of just a poor choice skipping the pinline. I also got some green marks on the white deck while lamming the bottom. Bound to happen and this is why i passed on the pinline....i already made it not look clean so why bother trying to cover up a few wobbles. Aside from those cosmetic whoopsies the glassing went great. Fin box time! I butchered the last one and learned! Use a jig stupid! So i did. Got a better bit as well. Routing out the hole was going great. I took my eye away. Look back. Somthing looks weird. I make passes on either side of the stringer then take out the stringer. Well one side was about half an inch longer then the other. Looking at it to see if i just stopped short on the one side.... nope. Jig shifted and i cut an extra half inch out of one side. Damn. Finished up and tried covering it the best i could with pigment. Box is straight and all. Just ugly looking now. On to the leash plug. Similar mistake. Was rushing. Grabbed the wrong size hole saw. The one for the leash plug has tape on it so i know when I'm deep enough. Well one slightly smaller had tape on it as well from work. Didn't double check before cutting. So now i grab the right size one but the pilot hole is gone since i already removed that material. Great. Naturally it walked. Very slight but still, got maybe an 1/8 inch gap on a small portion of one side. Again fixed it as much as i could. Rest of the build went great and sanding was much better as i was able to get everything much smoother throughout the whole process.

My point is, cutlap wobbles, green on white deck, fin box, leash plug... all easy things that should of gone smoothly. Should of done the pinline, covered more of the deck while glassing bottom, and paid more attention while cutting both holes. If i had this board would of came out MINT. Best i can explain it is this. Your in a competition of sorts. Battle of the band's lets say. You gave it all you got and come in 2nd. No shame, second isn't winning but it's still somthing to be proud of. Compared to getting second when you nailed that fast solo you've been practicing for months, you'r timing is on point, then you goof on the simple riff you can play in your sleep. Dropped the ball on somthing simple. That one sits with you.

My main concern is ride first. And i have no doubts it'll go great. Put alot of thought into this board for my buddy. He's stoked and doesn't care about the cosmetic mistakes. He says he actually likes the green spots on the white deck and wishes i got more on there. Not sure if he was being nice or is just weird haha. But yeah, happy with the board. Just sort of bummed the potential to kill it was there and i dropped the ball.

Anyway, here's what the bottom came out like! On to the next one