Rightio.......I need a nice point board for winter and the last 5 i shaped were all under 6' so this one will be a 7 foot pintail single fin similar to the blue Mctav that Simondo posted in another thread. Anyways.......here we go....
7'2" blank with a slightly thicker stringer than normal
Template taken off a tracker
Standing it up to check the lines and eyeball it......you need to eyeball it...haha
cutting it, love the tail!!
Still cutting
Rough cut done and eyeballing it again!!
Sweet!
Just do some measurements off the stringer too... Good reference point, for clarity of symmetry.
That's my board label;
Clarity of Symmetry
Hey mac, I get templates in 2 ways. If I find a board on the net that I like the look of I can chuck the photo into a program called aku shaper. From there you can trace the outline then print a template. Option 2 is easier.... Find a board I like that a friend owns and trace one side onto mdf sheet, cut it out and smooth it out. You can use the curve for longer or shorter boards if you need to as well.
i love it.
Nice shape Doc, and I love the rocker jig! Well done.
For my skatey, I drew a shape to scale and had my brother print out a full sized re-usable vinyl template. Just stick it on the timber, draw around it and cut it out. Or. You can leave the vinyl on and cut around.
Would be a good option for a foam blank, but i dont think it would stick to the foam very well.
Keep the photos coming!
Thats a ripper of an idea there DeeFunk - a sliding/adjustable template & measure you should slap yaself on the back for this baby !!!
Impressive
That jig is a great idea......I bet that has spurred a bit of interest in the backyard board building community
Okay so I spent some time in the shaping bay today in between surfs. I didnt get as much done as I wanted to but the new rocker template jig works a treat. Got the rocker and thickness I was after, I'll be getting the deck and rails done through the week ready for glassing next weekend.
Wish I could claim it but its a mates shed.....
using the surform to get the outline right.....no wobbles in the rails...
thickness line.....cant put foam back on!
ready to mow some foam
rocker check...all good
Planing done, ready for the surform again
Time to get the bottom contour going....I'm going for concave from about 30cm from the nose all the way through the fin
starting to plane down that stringer!
Loving the look of this board.
I built one with the same idea. Long story short it's now pretty much my go to board regardless. Paddles well in sweep and swell, trims in small junk.
Had a great surf on it yesterday in nice peaky beachies.
You wont regret building this board, be ready to sell the rest though. Photos have been posted before, sorry for the repeat....
