very nice work woodandwater...that board is a work of art and i can appreciate the amount of work you have put into it. I have a couple of questions if you dont mind.
A) Are the rails made up from cork, divincell? and pualownia?, if so thats a nice light way to do them.
B) did you glass the internal ribs or just use straight Dcell?
C) what thickness skins are you using,
I have built a couple of HW boards a 6'6" fish and a 12'6" gun both using pualownia and WRC based on the grain method, I luv the way wood surfs and my fish is my go to board, Looking fwd to getting into SUP's (demoing a board today) and building a couple down the track when I know what I am up to.
cheers
Awesome Work and Inspirational - I've got an 8'8 HWSup in the pipeline
Not sure that I'll be matching that weight though - whats the glass schedule?
thanks manny,
I also use 6mm skins glassed inside with 2oz and outside with 6oz with another 6oz patch over where i stand/knee for duck dives on my surfboards.
On my fish I have had problems with the deck splitting just off the stringer, Not enough to compromise the board just enough to piss me off...
next board I make I will ditch the centre stringer to allow the deck to flex and double up the frames in that area down to 6" spacings from 12"
cheers
You are obviously a talented craftsman! Congratulations on your latest board!
How durable is a timber board?
Is it difficult to repair dings/punctures? I imagine that sort of stuff would be a bit more complicated than a fibreglass board.
Your board looks too good to surf - surely it would break your heart to snap one... (It would certainly break mine after paying 3 grand!)
I would love to see some step by step pictures of the build!
Manny,
Can you keep us posted on your work, and orders. I think you should be able to go full time making these boards, custom orders. Get a website, display your boards. Also have a squizz at what Tom Wegener is doing, and his website.
www.tomwegenersurfboards.com/
www.tomwegenersurfboards.com/html/modela.html
His description of the Model A is amazing.
Don't post any more pictures, because you're tempting me into spending $3k !!
Simon
Manny, have you made any wooden paddles?
Does anyone know where to get a reasonably priced one from? Saw one for $695. Ridiculous!
I'm only commenting again to bring Manny's masterpiece back to the top of the list, for anyone who missed it.... or for those who saw it first time round, admire it again !!!
Well done !! Cheers Enjoy riding her, and enjoy looking at her....
(no offense girls !)
i saw u carrying that board up a hill near trigg point i was like niiiice board, must be heavy tho. but now i know how badass it is
I put a post in the general section, in shooting the breeze,
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65336
asking about a sub forum for those who make stuff. A place where people can ask advice, post their work, even art work or design ideas. When you search, this place is full of amazing talents, it just needs somewhere for them all to come together.
Amazing! you find yourself drifting off into fairy land staring at it.
Personally it would be one carefully selected surf then straight to the pool room.