tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18800388570751869382023-11-16T02:35:46.790-08:00the artist known as HuckMy own custom ocean / surfing related artwork.Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-27971218520118733692013-01-10T23:42:00.003-08:002013-01-10T23:42:47.744-08:00egg-citing renovation of old boardI have been calling this one el wave-o loco. Its an old leaky 7-4 I took apart and am rebuilding from the ground up, using the old rails. Almost finished with the framework, ribs at 2 1/2" on center, current weight 3.5 lbs.<br />
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<br />Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-69030931806916435942013-01-10T23:35:00.001-08:002013-01-10T23:35:15.590-08:00gribblefodder aka zatarraFinally decided on "zatarra" as the official name of this one - from a line in the movie Count of Monte Cristo (it means driftwood). Got it glassed, and just awaiting some funds to purchase more resin, as it needs a final coat or two. Weight at this point 10.5 lbs.<br />
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<br />Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-38296757440649829102012-12-15T00:04:00.002-08:002012-12-15T17:14:24.181-08:00the gribblefodderIts been awhile! I get caught up spending my time on the forums, and neglect the blogs. I belong to 4, one I own, two others I moderate, and the fourth is just for fun.<br />
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So here's my latest photos of the gribblefodder (food for the driftwood eaters). Not done, but nearing completion after many months, and some time sitting while I took a break from the tedious work of assembling all those little pieces!<br />
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The bottom has been sealed, the top is still under construction. <br />
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<br />The inspiration for this one was a large driftwood tree trunk that resides at Malibu beach, by the lifeguard tower.<br />
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<br />Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-29068612618542501192011-12-27T21:50:00.000-08:002011-12-27T21:56:33.257-08:00artwork completed, ready for glass<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mg9jG0KiZapbeHyfwuu3mr9qxxF6Kk74HW5ossfr00xC9-VmsV-1YWMMwfOPGhfYyqt791bzV9kanO5OVpO5sj3pmelL9F2lbxF85yFPUXKONfuHf1koq2QqFr6avJrKFwoLldLVb6JL/s1600/shoji+7+044.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691053778166443266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mg9jG0KiZapbeHyfwuu3mr9qxxF6Kk74HW5ossfr00xC9-VmsV-1YWMMwfOPGhfYyqt791bzV9kanO5OVpO5sj3pmelL9F2lbxF85yFPUXKONfuHf1koq2QqFr6avJrKFwoLldLVb6JL/s200/shoji+7+044.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0Hny0z1getQhgCAgTFGtwMrgsQO-51ln6rtQqau2RdCYO4JdKxXC9iEFtp0_lHyUOW1U4RoyfSlteyPJeiGZWu9XsrzLKbeYZ0CW5FUaNA1rCbObQt5pljJwSemVgjNBqEanJyL5YuUR/s1600/shoji+7+009.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691053409313111682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0Hny0z1getQhgCAgTFGtwMrgsQO-51ln6rtQqau2RdCYO4JdKxXC9iEFtp0_lHyUOW1U4RoyfSlteyPJeiGZWu9XsrzLKbeYZ0CW5FUaNA1rCbObQt5pljJwSemVgjNBqEanJyL5YuUR/s200/shoji+7+009.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8GLZqL23Axad9JEBoum0j0-eviATnJwk_fGkxFdaOf_W-ABJixgulEFn4RNXTvhAratCh2S9r_Zrx0nidEKaiQFoq3avBQY80WFhJkT2Cx5dRfpMVGgR7VluBsu_0f5mMx8KqwwZsfqv/s1600/shoji+7+008.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691053132731047234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8GLZqL23Axad9JEBoum0j0-eviATnJwk_fGkxFdaOf_W-ABJixgulEFn4RNXTvhAratCh2S9r_Zrx0nidEKaiQFoq3avBQY80WFhJkT2Cx5dRfpMVGgR7VluBsu_0f5mMx8KqwwZsfqv/s200/shoji+7+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-64481156688643082692011-12-05T23:35:00.000-08:002011-12-05T23:41:44.672-08:00egg crate framework: complete<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SF_9Lx-PrmJwTVY_Jdx7Mt6reZR-ljuCTjj__gU32sqqbXLma5UU74ReKSSkgHWjj0WSBZYWzgi8uC-aZ548j2r3bSvcoCLaJVSCv8UGh9A34CL9vPS5iPeynWmTnEN0dM9JQ6dpz_9z/s1600/shoji+6+080.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682916641015870786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SF_9Lx-PrmJwTVY_Jdx7Mt6reZR-ljuCTjj__gU32sqqbXLma5UU74ReKSSkgHWjj0WSBZYWzgi8uC-aZ548j2r3bSvcoCLaJVSCv8UGh9A34CL9vPS5iPeynWmTnEN0dM9JQ6dpz_9z/s200/shoji+6+080.jpg" /></a>It has actually been enjoyable doing this weird experimental build, I go into my shop and just cut and glue little pieces and I'm in the zone, low stress, just tooling around in my own little world LOL. Progress moves so slow you don't even think about it after awhile, hahaha. I plan on doing some more like this, trying some other variations on the theme which are floating around in my head.<br /></div><br /><div>I pretty much finished the framework, a couple pieces needed around the vent <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VWKxWTMo1ggALhjMLKex7vIMZ6g7XAr6CX7Vit3fJf2dzLJCbkooNetbH2fn6E45_440vZFfz80rdHk3snEf2NK8FMeiK3fQ4-CSY082jIBLC-tzxAIzXiSqt02bJVHw0i39TScbkt6N/s1600/shoji+6+081.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682916063425781634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VWKxWTMo1ggALhjMLKex7vIMZ6g7XAr6CX7Vit3fJf2dzLJCbkooNetbH2fn6E45_440vZFfz80rdHk3snEf2NK8FMeiK3fQ4-CSY082jIBLC-tzxAIzXiSqt02bJVHw0i39TScbkt6N/s200/shoji+6+081.jpg" /></a>and leash plug. Next: seal the inside and apply the 'rice paper'. I have ordered some "polyspan" tissue, a tissue designed for lining dresses, it is synthetic, puncture resistant, water resistant, and very strong. It can be pulled tight with heat. It has a smooth side and a rough side, I'll apply it rough side out, to get a better bond with the fiberglass. I need nitrate dope to apply it, and the stuff is hard to find, I'll have to order some on internet. </div><br /><br /><div>Once the tissue is on, then artwork, and fiberglass it. My plan is one layer of 6 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H7M_vuh34C78pglTdThERU6u0hjtXW7BKrvqX4FZ_L1LKkIF2NYRVN1GwFMwKpWX1zrUKSJCPlTuJSHKgVMkc899OT0FSDFBS1JXmRgsKkq8Gb8qAI2Vqd95eP0VY1oi62fnEU9pIMqV/s1600/shoji+6+083.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682917102308254946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H7M_vuh34C78pglTdThERU6u0hjtXW7BKrvqX4FZ_L1LKkIF2NYRVN1GwFMwKpWX1zrUKSJCPlTuJSHKgVMkc899OT0FSDFBS1JXmRgsKkq8Gb8qAI2Vqd95eP0VY1oi62fnEU9pIMqV/s200/shoji+6+083.jpg" /></a>oz. fiberglass over the tissue, then see how strong it feels to see if I think it'll need more. After I glass the top and bottom, then I'll shape the rails. At least that's my plan. Then I'll glass the rails last. Its been a trip for sure, I bet there are over 1300 pieces in this thing. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-16098209112355305822011-10-14T23:12:00.000-07:002011-10-14T23:17:25.806-07:00"the Shoji"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh23knFjgAx8VKPLpogWQfJwOE4X3rD6g16a4ssSwWlhlyBt2ieX5zjcNsRGEW0l3xkarpuwwe4Y1klAGXRMtbUfEep4vsHUg-K8JM0mke_w_uikDLK4BVoXtovH3gDjPZWHnsObcAGDS/s1600/shoji+board+-+egg+crate+3+002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663598603775522882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh23knFjgAx8VKPLpogWQfJwOE4X3rD6g16a4ssSwWlhlyBt2ieX5zjcNsRGEW0l3xkarpuwwe4Y1klAGXRMtbUfEep4vsHUg-K8JM0mke_w_uikDLK4BVoXtovH3gDjPZWHnsObcAGDS/s200/shoji+board+-+egg+crate+3+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />As the board progresses, I've decided to go for a shoji screen type of look, with some kind of rice paper or maybe silk (if I could afford it) covering, then fiberglass.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdgYBkW359KhIMe2iraqyFEF1z9Hn9JiNujZlibS4F0V_aGmKcNeTNNpUiWntDJ7TkZWPhyphenhyphenIzgDNFxNlwHWWATDcqcUebN9GvJBj79cSAGfE3gpBeeBE9vIJC4PfPA-vA6BNmnCspoNgp/s1600/shoji+board+-+egg+crate+3+005.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>I want to add some Japanese style graphics too.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdgYBkW359KhIMe2iraqyFEF1z9Hn9JiNujZlibS4F0V_aGmKcNeTNNpUiWntDJ7TkZWPhyphenhyphenIzgDNFxNlwHWWATDcqcUebN9GvJBj79cSAGfE3gpBeeBE9vIJC4PfPA-vA6BNmnCspoNgp/s1600/shoji+board+-+egg+crate+3+005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663598600255982722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdgYBkW359KhIMe2iraqyFEF1z9Hn9JiNujZlibS4F0V_aGmKcNeTNNpUiWntDJ7TkZWPhyphenhyphenIzgDNFxNlwHWWATDcqcUebN9GvJBj79cSAGfE3gpBeeBE9vIJC4PfPA-vA6BNmnCspoNgp/s200/shoji+board+-+egg+crate+3+005.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-66924471668851209682011-09-17T23:33:00.000-07:002011-09-17T23:45:45.097-07:00egg, Japanese flavored =)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAL5u-eBF_Dil6uMbsB2nuNVN8FCIUfTucaQJWys84X-aKKf-Lhhnf64FSPbCYdJ2Bi-uyEJ2HzdHOl0UpJM9s1lrtFR9cAXtQ1EZvT-EgPUuXF5VrwHYb5j2PvnqjEJn6yMiCErZao-P/s1600/new+egg+and+yardsale+finds+002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653586520671898850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAL5u-eBF_Dil6uMbsB2nuNVN8FCIUfTucaQJWys84X-aKKf-Lhhnf64FSPbCYdJ2Bi-uyEJ2HzdHOl0UpJM9s1lrtFR9cAXtQ1EZvT-EgPUuXF5VrwHYb5j2PvnqjEJn6yMiCErZao-P/s200/new+egg+and+yardsale+finds+002.jpg" /></a>Something different this go-around. I don't want to say too much, because really so much is vague in my mind - gonna have to make it up as I go along. But my tentative agenda is this: to try a new method I've never done before, and never seen done. Based on boards (and other related disciplines) I have seen, as an inspiration.<br /><br />The idea is to make a lighter board, or more accurately, to find a lighter system / methodology of making boards - but since this one is experimental, I'm not going to worry too much about the weight of this particular board (if its successful, then I can always tweak the details to get the weight down on later iterations).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzPTF6E4kNkCqK0c8oXinRmP8Ywcye0HQoGVNJ_HMusdAjUdaVD7rxXj8C-D4RBphNLjFy4GiMaNzENTUyPo2VPo6T6C03Zx3ntyveei81RQcEY_76VuEe_meewjg-GfIL57FLHNfLCGA/s1600/shoji+surfboard+4.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 130px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653586526506441074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzPTF6E4kNkCqK0c8oXinRmP8Ywcye0HQoGVNJ_HMusdAjUdaVD7rxXj8C-D4RBphNLjFy4GiMaNzENTUyPo2VPo6T6C03Zx3ntyveei81RQcEY_76VuEe_meewjg-GfIL57FLHNfLCGA/s200/shoji+surfboard+4.JPG" /></a>Also, this is intended to be a personal statement of sorts - dunno if I'm saying it right, but I'm not seeking to find a method that will catch on with other builders. Like most of what I do, its not likely to be very expedient, or practical, LOL.<br /><br />This method will draw inspiration from varied sources, not all of which are surfboard related. I'm hoping to end up with something like a Japanese flavored egg!Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-61997411058342509362011-09-12T23:47:00.000-07:002011-09-12T23:51:10.702-07:00discussion forum withdrawals?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkOZBL2V31d1rpssftqBbzvcBlOqn96-TWimNC3Cbv8qzpRGxwdpI-QYb9SdQY2m2L6YKXySGi3wAvcr4aH8j9OQ8npBN0zMTm2b6TCwii6TEnk0w7MZGppT6JIalm76r6HoycLgvzrMg/s1600/chipper+wave.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469736377725869170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkOZBL2V31d1rpssftqBbzvcBlOqn96-TWimNC3Cbv8qzpRGxwdpI-QYb9SdQY2m2L6YKXySGi3wAvcr4aH8j9OQ8npBN0zMTm2b6TCwii6TEnk0w7MZGppT6JIalm76r6HoycLgvzrMg/s200/chipper+wave.jpg" /></a>Swaylock's discussion forum is not working! I thought anyone might like to know that I host a Web community that the Sway's crowd may enjoy. It's called alternative surfcraft - a place to discuss homebuilt, custom shaped, hollow, wooden, compsand, foam, or any other of various and sundry alternative surfboard building methods other than factory produced surfboards.<br /><br />Everyone is welcome to join in on the alternative surfcraft message boards and I look forward to seeing you there!<br /><br />To join our discussions, simply go to <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/surfersover50/?">here</a><br /><br />Its part of Delphi Forums. If you've never used Delphi Forums before, you'll need to go through a quick registration (so you can post messages). It only takes a minute and it's free!<br /><br />Hope to see you there, HuckHuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-64604965679364056112011-09-03T01:00:00.000-07:002011-09-03T01:05:35.086-07:00what was I thinking?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwsUEAwVBOtOqgfvrezn85Iqu4ZuxLR_Rp42ADP4q_imysOa0eln8oF6C3aBetZ0WFAGpJmozdw_2LTLa8GJPt6UOicaNh0orEJ08nksY-endzQKJiAOz8aLGPheMPAXlCJuLwUib0-6_/s1600/step+deck+plan.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648041168514868466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwsUEAwVBOtOqgfvrezn85Iqu4ZuxLR_Rp42ADP4q_imysOa0eln8oF6C3aBetZ0WFAGpJmozdw_2LTLa8GJPt6UOicaNh0orEJ08nksY-endzQKJiAOz8aLGPheMPAXlCJuLwUib0-6_/s200/step+deck+plan.jpg" /></a>This board was a result of several factors and influences
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<br />I wanted a board small enough to fit in the back seat of the car, but still offer the float / paddling of a longer board (like "trunk boards", but not quite as small)
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<br />I was curious about challenging certain assumptions, wanting to build a board with no ribs - and diverging from the common practise of running the planks lengthwise or diagonally.
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<br />I always build my decks piece by piece over the framework, so I seldom have to struggle to bend it the way others do. But in this case, the entire board was to be built of straight pieces of wood.
<br />Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-90218007307970767292011-08-31T23:51:00.000-07:002011-08-31T23:55:17.285-07:00Craftsmanship: an archaic notion?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp28n6r2fTWlXA0tdRtlOwm-lRe-CbrWM4OlPGUFOmrPetnC19NTiJP5XCLjc_WmviGpkKDj0va7hIvslNHZ6f-POSZoLSkIlkqk7Mypjzx_TXBYas0v3KY-LImUNLR15Qj69RXlGP0UQ/s1600/mike+torres+surfboard.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 85px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647280755858566034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp28n6r2fTWlXA0tdRtlOwm-lRe-CbrWM4OlPGUFOmrPetnC19NTiJP5XCLjc_WmviGpkKDj0va7hIvslNHZ6f-POSZoLSkIlkqk7Mypjzx_TXBYas0v3KY-LImUNLR15Qj69RXlGP0UQ/s200/mike+torres+surfboard.jpg" /></a> (thanks to Mike Torres whose picture I stole!)
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<br />What has happened to appreciation for craftsmanship in our modern society? Machines and computers aid productivity, and eliminate or minimize the human factor. Driven by a thirst for increased profit, labor is farmed out to third world countries for pennies on the dollar. By breaking craftsmanship down into menial sub-operations carried out by often underage and largely underpaid foreign minions, it costs almost nothing, and society is taught to value it accordingly.
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<br />In the industrialized nations, kids grow up playing with x-box and i-phones, a lot of 'em don't even know how to build a box-kite, or cut a dovetail or chisel a mortise - the stuff once learned in shop class, but they don't have shop class anymore at most schools, do they? For a new generation, digital entertainment has supplanted the now antiquated manual entertainment of creating physical things from human imagination. Perfection is an ideal representing the absence of the flaws of the human touch.
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<br />People can't appreciate craftsmanship when they have no real personal experience with the process. I once took a tour of Greene and Greene's Gamble House in Pasadena - tourists stood in the midst of this testament to the inspirational and uplifting power of human craftsmanship...playing with their cell phones.
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<br />Because there is very little that we touch in our modern world that is made by the hands of people in our community, we no longer need to think of what is fair for the craftsman - he is, after all, not one of us.
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<br />Often, when I speak of this, it makes people uncomfortable (and you know, if you don't like the message... kill the messenger! LOL) and they just get upset and tell me this is progress, accept it, put up and shut up, bla bla bla, which makes me wonder why they react so negatively? Really, isn't the whole issue just a sidebar to the "bigger picture" issues of standardization and mechanization and computerization as tools utilized by the powers-that-be to control the education, socialization, and interaction of human society? If you can't see that, then you won't understand whats happening to the surfboard industry anyway.
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<br />I chose to make my living with my hands (in my case, as a self-employed contractor / carpenter / remodeler). I've been watching this whole thing unfold for decades - engineered roof systems built in a factory using machinery and unskilled labor rather than on the jobsite with skilled labor (as a framer for many years, I learned the esoteric art of calculating and cutting complex roof structures, a now irrelevant skill), the cnc takeover of the cabinetry (and furniture) industry, etc. etc.
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<br />Of course, the whole process began well before me. Like maybe the late 1700's, with the advent of the first industrial revolution, and the beginning of mechanized production. Oh, and plenty of people have decried the dehumanization of this "modernization" of the creative process, like William Morris, John Ruskin, Gustav Stickley, the brothers Greene, to cite just a few. To what avail? The arguments against them have changed little. Backed by the Big Money, the corporatization of the creative process and the elimination of the "craftsman" marches on apace. Surfboard production was one of the last of the "cottage industries" to fall.
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<br />Which brings me back to what I love about homemade surfboards - the indomitable spirit of human creativity, expressed through handcrafted playthings for ourselves and our friends, for the purpose of enjoying the natural uncomputerized unmechanized pleasure of riding ocean waves! What could be better than that?
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<br />Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-82189907751188165072011-08-15T07:33:00.000-07:002011-08-31T23:31:02.720-07:00mermaid tales<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw3rA5w9Ddz_5A8ibqSRLmxm6j-PwF0bu655hMnJ5GzwHWTvOXWibsB7O-fAEah2bugtOV_PeVf1TI5Z-KzbTSBxWt6S_LG7gKf5KvRWIwDuonyIGIVZPrEKkZkGH6noeqcPYOzPiZz7A/s1600/mermaid+and+banana+board+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641092380863931538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw3rA5w9Ddz_5A8ibqSRLmxm6j-PwF0bu655hMnJ5GzwHWTvOXWibsB7O-fAEah2bugtOV_PeVf1TI5Z-KzbTSBxWt6S_LG7gKf5KvRWIwDuonyIGIVZPrEKkZkGH6noeqcPYOzPiZz7A/s200/mermaid+and+banana+board+003.jpg" /></a> Got her at a yardsale the other day, and sold her to a surfing buddy in Australia. But I snapped some pics, maybe I could use them for a logo or something...?
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<br />Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-76574809149096388852011-08-06T23:43:00.000-07:002011-08-06T23:54:31.589-07:00homemade pivot fin for longboard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2vDv5XpcNZL_vRdKIsJm0daWzHImXpDTcUzVksVVmByVkAOCDLENgx4kDBqIop4WcBpLf2pwNcMrtQzZlrx3XlvwkuUWBB-4kNyW6P4EwD4UxuPy-qOW_m83Jm9hyphenhyphenu_fArhSkHYG_yWV/s1600/fin+3+001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638002036133261938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2vDv5XpcNZL_vRdKIsJm0daWzHImXpDTcUzVksVVmByVkAOCDLENgx4kDBqIop4WcBpLf2pwNcMrtQzZlrx3XlvwkuUWBB-4kNyW6P4EwD4UxuPy-qOW_m83Jm9hyphenhyphenu_fArhSkHYG_yWV/s200/fin+3+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPWQCRHGaLOzyjRK-sVpuNL6_C8Au5iZJFbEteMfE6S89JH7ShI53swYoj84MZcNHNq1jqANyQNVKCKzEu11VYIYqu9Ff39LDLfYXIQszCRb2CaGXZptMt_xmwNDpM50HfaY0mFLNV1jK/s1600/fincomplete+011.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638002036573692562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPWQCRHGaLOzyjRK-sVpuNL6_C8Au5iZJFbEteMfE6S89JH7ShI53swYoj84MZcNHNq1jqANyQNVKCKzEu11VYIYqu9Ff39LDLfYXIQszCRb2CaGXZptMt_xmwNDpM50HfaY0mFLNV1jK/s200/fincomplete+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPWQCRHGaLOzyjRK-sVpuNL6_C8Au5iZJFbEteMfE6S89JH7ShI53swYoj84MZcNHNq1jqANyQNVKCKzEu11VYIYqu9Ff39LDLfYXIQszCRb2CaGXZptMt_xmwNDpM50HfaY0mFLNV1jK/s1600/fincomplete+011.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D1IdIUkhCtYOuJwEo-pMqBhJWa4xuEW91YCx5kZDFFSNzmvGltZbCo13Pbxqdqlvd0YQS4p3ttRuIOtxKlq7h_7Sop8-dxK76rPD3-nyBF-CfznWlNM7BMcrICwg2ZwMPu5oJwdnzr1-/s1600/fincomplete+006.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638002042671438082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D1IdIUkhCtYOuJwEo-pMqBhJWa4xuEW91YCx5kZDFFSNzmvGltZbCo13Pbxqdqlvd0YQS4p3ttRuIOtxKlq7h_7Sop8-dxK76rPD3-nyBF-CfznWlNM7BMcrICwg2ZwMPu5oJwdnzr1-/s200/fincomplete+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Wood Surfboard Supply provided the fin base, I built the fin out of redwood and pine.</div></div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-73712819782691722852011-06-30T01:37:00.000-07:002011-06-30T01:50:05.098-07:009' 6" hollow wooden big wave gun<p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoScsV0cBHtWZe_nVD-XwMiDUEVeNz_qabCw6CGgdgfcvIPTQtVuu0TqVSOryYDP0Vgeci40DZEPj2cB6TGfZsn74nUgeDO_B9ahbZSBOXnh_QExeY25doS3ULxBF7HDjy0_Z_BTYD6wg/s1600/blog+pics+lb+gun+1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623931635257853970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoScsV0cBHtWZe_nVD-XwMiDUEVeNz_qabCw6CGgdgfcvIPTQtVuu0TqVSOryYDP0Vgeci40DZEPj2cB6TGfZsn74nUgeDO_B9ahbZSBOXnh_QExeY25doS3ULxBF7HDjy0_Z_BTYD6wg/s200/blog+pics+lb+gun+1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgsdy4-Ssj1eh5tBJuHZ0jVEbP_psolLGyTw2S_wpAffY5Z4YbBRmuJ0mlL7b6fETb0FABAdOS0fu-MQOiqhsxlxsJxkAbqqiwgY8q2l5RNy8ynb8mbmrNV8HygTJ2h4c5PAjOQKKpEpk/s1600/blog+pics+lb+gun+2.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623931635983576082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgsdy4-Ssj1eh5tBJuHZ0jVEbP_psolLGyTw2S_wpAffY5Z4YbBRmuJ0mlL7b6fETb0FABAdOS0fu-MQOiqhsxlxsJxkAbqqiwgY8q2l5RNy8ynb8mbmrNV8HygTJ2h4c5PAjOQKKpEpk/s200/blog+pics+lb+gun+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Lr5zKxQ-v7ofGuWLm4d1qwInJPbGT6FgJVX1zYoPN445yyTNBzSOaWUUxoic7oDYLTeOkzHcURo2Q2dleNmHQnpXvmX1uAaWSxHYDGd3L-ZHj4uwR6kjSsOrumBMmhVQ8zIgM7-Yq72w/s1600/blog+pics+lb+gun+3.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623931639939830962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Lr5zKxQ-v7ofGuWLm4d1qwInJPbGT6FgJVX1zYoPN445yyTNBzSOaWUUxoic7oDYLTeOkzHcURo2Q2dleNmHQnpXvmX1uAaWSxHYDGd3L-ZHj4uwR6kjSsOrumBMmhVQ8zIgM7-Yq72w/s200/blog+pics+lb+gun+3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar7qSs40xaGE22lkfa0wqCvaaveF3XPK5d6KQijKNnCBPDBR4YjjPuk1qPa7iu5KBHMuI7RyywBg3AylffaOCQrpQn-MydASyCt4y_E3DeFgxhCZhv9X2RI05pMlvpKecLuDEaklijsO5/s1600/blog+pics+lb+gun+4.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar7qSs40xaGE22lkfa0wqCvaaveF3XPK5d6KQijKNnCBPDBR4YjjPuk1qPa7iu5KBHMuI7RyywBg3AylffaOCQrpQn-MydASyCt4y_E3DeFgxhCZhv9X2RI05pMlvpKecLuDEaklijsO5/s1600/blog+pics+lb+gun+4.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623931643181919762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar7qSs40xaGE22lkfa0wqCvaaveF3XPK5d6KQijKNnCBPDBR4YjjPuk1qPa7iu5KBHMuI7RyywBg3AylffaOCQrpQn-MydASyCt4y_E3DeFgxhCZhv9X2RI05pMlvpKecLuDEaklijsO5/s200/blog+pics+lb+gun+4.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><p><br /><div><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-38697705141997382842011-01-22T03:43:00.000-08:002011-01-22T03:51:35.228-08:006'6" step deck, a bit experimental<p>I've been working on this one for awhile now, whenever I get a bit of time here or there. Small board, wide and thick (22 1/2" wide, 3" thick), with the volume of a much larger board, as the deck steps up from the rail.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG5393/1137040411_gxrNX-S.jpg" /></p><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG4669/1022984541_kQFkU-S.jpg" /></p><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG5476/1141273083_UcbhF-S.jpg" /></p><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG5485/1141275726_EXNKV-S.jpg" /></p><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG5551/1147370527_yBKuW-S.jpg" /></p><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG5630/1157452840_bnQii-S.jpg" /></p>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-63313637694728831412010-12-04T17:49:00.000-08:002010-12-04T17:55:37.416-08:00wood surfboard invitation<a href="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Sports/Watersports/Surfing/sacred-craft-072/833166905_hkBNs-M.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 338px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Sports/Watersports/Surfing/sacred-craft-072/833166905_hkBNs-M.jpg" /></a><br /><div>All builders are invited to our Southern California shop every Saturday to see the new boards, ask questions, get tips, etc.<br /></div><br /><div>Workshops will be held between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM<br /></div><br /><div>Workshops may also be held at the beach or at other surfing- related locations.<br /></div><br /><div>Call ahead to see where it will be.<br /></div><br /><div>No purchase is required to attend!<br /></div><br /><div>Build methods are not limited to Brad Tucker method or Jack Young method. All wood board builders welcome including Alaia shapers, Chambered, hollow of any method etc. Bringing your current project is encouraged but not nessecary.<br /></div><br /><div>Brad and/or Jack will be there working on boards and ready to answer questions.<br /><br />Due to liability issues we can't let anybody use the equipment.<br /><br />If you are thinking about building a wood surfboard, are having problems with your build, or just want to see the shop and hang out, call to make sure we are here and we'll show you around.<br /></div><br /><div>The shop is in Santa Ana , CA but sometimes it will be held at other locations.<br />Call (714) 834-9968<br /><br />Brad Tucker<br />Wood Surfboard Supply</div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-23147959411550277942010-11-29T05:45:00.000-08:002010-11-29T05:48:17.326-08:00Reefpoint Beach Surfboards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpo6eZQoeeUihI8bP7fhx5uikkgdGPHlp1q59ss0GdfoeDBqsw4n6zhnci9NRqdXgMNrwGdijXDcGMBpepsJ26U8YfJngkZp4B4RFONYoLBq2hm27hPohQ6cNcZ5VfWDKNyjB_7YFZDsj/s1600/Reefpoint+Beach+Surfboards.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 136px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544968054076260658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpo6eZQoeeUihI8bP7fhx5uikkgdGPHlp1q59ss0GdfoeDBqsw4n6zhnci9NRqdXgMNrwGdijXDcGMBpepsJ26U8YfJngkZp4B4RFONYoLBq2hm27hPohQ6cNcZ5VfWDKNyjB_7YFZDsj/s200/Reefpoint+Beach+Surfboards.JPG" /></a>Reefpoint Beach, sounds like a scenic slice of California coastline - but its really just a play on the three coastal conditions that produce rideable surf: Reef breaks, point breaks, and beach breaks.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Thinking about names for my surfboard building endeavors!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-41792758621061456962010-11-27T23:01:00.000-08:002010-11-27T23:10:16.431-08:00every once in awhile...I take a break from building wood boards, and build a foam one. Well, actually, this is my first "all foam" surfboard, it was fun to make, and went a lot quicker than a wood board! <div><div><div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9DtpabA2tovzRBzm569rfLB7Cam0DpiD5ZFLSQ5ElA-vw7O23HElaGQywz3lwju7nthq5c8xQeiSSVUaeQgI5jFAWczSH9EpTs5y1NUzGlGX0kL_xwqx21918gfqXMH4E1Q24ot9VDue/s1600/orange+longboard+02.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544492928149027698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9DtpabA2tovzRBzm569rfLB7Cam0DpiD5ZFLSQ5ElA-vw7O23HElaGQywz3lwju7nthq5c8xQeiSSVUaeQgI5jFAWczSH9EpTs5y1NUzGlGX0kL_xwqx21918gfqXMH4E1Q24ot9VDue/s200/orange+longboard+02.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /><br />9'0" by 23" by 3 1/4", it was the second time I played around with tint, and the first time I did resin pinlines. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9DtpabA2tovzRBzm569rfLB7Cam0DpiD5ZFLSQ5ElA-vw7O23HElaGQywz3lwju7nthq5c8xQeiSSVUaeQgI5jFAWczSH9EpTs5y1NUzGlGX0kL_xwqx21918gfqXMH4E1Q24ot9VDue/s1600/orange+longboard+02.JPG"></a> </div><div>Based on a friend's recommendation, I'm going to buy or build a pivot-fin for it, and besides, they look cool! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmNv8uQmPqGHtQ-kWlHGSKi8HrQhBN0X6iNSAXjTxm9Yb24V-SdK9YVUNw2_aSgwA0yMC6xGHnii4FWqgkJZLVgo5NMsuRqCvgSXXaT2_yFKJbNnwYaAH0G94lSz1LtN-XOPzBXM_dqdd/s1600/orange+longboard+01.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544492925029689218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmNv8uQmPqGHtQ-kWlHGSKi8HrQhBN0X6iNSAXjTxm9Yb24V-SdK9YVUNw2_aSgwA0yMC6xGHnii4FWqgkJZLVgo5NMsuRqCvgSXXaT2_yFKJbNnwYaAH0G94lSz1LtN-XOPzBXM_dqdd/s200/orange+longboard+01.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-54101598794471697212010-11-17T12:37:00.000-08:002010-11-17T12:40:13.893-08:00solid wood rails class-workshop offered<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8jNgsRm6ZTjJZQ1OWpHoda8nBjCxOcxl3FbVAOHm6u-jvwD-GZRZ5BDam5t9_WH0YZUoT571Gfpnwuon2H4nsZpP5becJ-Bp_HUdnGKnSBURQtLoc8HnBE7qnYjyE2G9FFLReVd10XhV/s1600/bahrman+rails+3.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540621112017601602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8jNgsRm6ZTjJZQ1OWpHoda8nBjCxOcxl3FbVAOHm6u-jvwD-GZRZ5BDam5t9_WH0YZUoT571Gfpnwuon2H4nsZpP5becJ-Bp_HUdnGKnSBURQtLoc8HnBE7qnYjyE2G9FFLReVd10XhV/s200/bahrman+rails+3.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp0ihowU3PxSljeFhDhhD18fxwwA5ZuQf9UDjYsZ7fLxlryT22Rh9j4wHWDdAwvl6PbdDpaAcYpf0aZTQyeSqb6LhyphenhyphenTUVjCRBI469i9XS6sBJYPyA8O3HcVa0LXhgn8LWXjgimYC3v9PP/s1600/bahrman+rails+1.JPG"></a>Since I've had and responded to many requests to explain my "bahrman rails" system, I've been thinking about how best to present/explain the system to an interested group. So after a year of using the system, I am offering a step-by-step workshop / class to interested persons. Cost will be minimal, at $15 per person. This is an online class, so all the teaching will take place at your computer, and in your own working environment whatever that is.<br /><br /><p>Bahrman rails are so named because many people asked me if my board had Jensen rails, and I had to explain it was my own rail system. So to distinguish it from any other rail systems, I began calling it the bahrman rail system. I don't claim to have invented anything new, I haven't patented or copyrighted it, and don't doubt something very similar has been done by others before. In fact, I know one shaper who posts pics online has a similar system, 'tho not identical.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/2nd-hollow-wooden-surfboard/fish-rail-ready-for-deck/808464952_vSgea-S.jpg" /></p><p>With the bahrman rail system, the rails can be built first, and the strength of the board is in the rails. The rails effectively become the perimeter stringer, and a very strong one at that. Because of this, the remainder of the board can be filled in with a variety of different methods. If you normally work with foam, you can build your board with foam. The method would work well with compsand, and is probably similar to many compsand boards being made today. If you like the "fish bones" method of most hollow wood surfboards, you can build accordingly. To test the structure, I even built a board just using the rails and a piece of plywood glued top and bottom, it works fine so far.</p><p>The weight of the rails is comparable to most wood rail systems, and is dictated largely by the wood chosen. Balsa or paulownia are probably the lightest, although I have always used 2x6 Calif. redwood, sometimes combined with 1x6 cedar, because they are available very inexpensively at my local big-box stores. I recommend using an inexpensive wood that is fairly light and easy to shape for your first time. Later, once the process is understood, you may go to more expensive woods if desired.</p><p>If you want to get experimental, this is a good method to know. Because the rails carry so much of the strength of the board, the options open up for the actual remaining structure. Use your imagination. Once you understand the system, you will see that it can be modified in numerous ways, and you can proceed to customize and experiment on personalizing the process on your own future builds. A rocker table is not required for this system, but a solid flat workbench top is. Also recommended is a good set of shaping racks, like shown in the bottom picture.</p><p>This is a solid rail system, that is carved or sanded to shape. To build the rails, you will probably want to use a handheld jigsaw (which is what I use) or a bandsaw (which I would use if I had one!). Clamps are helpful, although screws can be used instead, and then taken out once the glue dries. To shape the rails, a belt sander, 4" handheld grinder with sanding disc, and power planer may be used. Although they could be shaped without power tools (carved and sanded) if so desired. Although not difficult, if you are not comfortable with "shaping" your rails, this is probably not the system for you. And you should be aware that there is a certain amount of "waste" when carving or shaping, that differs from the minimal sanding required of rails built with strips.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/polyurethane-foam-surfboard/foam-egg-done-but-no-fin-box/879034941_JHF6U-S-1.jpg" /></p><p>$15 U.S. cost of class, no refunds for withdrawal. I will set it up so that payment may be made by PayPal, credit card, or you can send a money order by mail. Everyone will have access to a step-by-step detailed explanation of the process with accompanying pictures / drawings as needed. You can proceed at your own rate, but will be expected to keep your project moving forward on a regular basis.</p><p>Classes will be conducted through a private Delphi forum not open to the public, so you must join Delphi (free), and you must be able to post pics. A separate photo-hosting site is highly recommended - like flickr photobucket or picasa, (most are free), as Delphi picture size and space is very limiting, but with a separate photo hosting site, there are no limits. I cannot answer questions very well if I can't see a pic of your project, and I will expect every student to post pics of their progress. To see if you can use Delphi and post pics, you are welcome to try my free public Delphi forum <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/surfersover50/start">Surfers Surfing Surfboards</a>.</p><p>I will walk everyone who joins through the process. You must have a full-sized board template (plan shape) and rocker template (stringer shape) to proceed. Because this will be a group forum, we will learn from each other also, but without the distraction of outside observers and trolls.</p><p>Registration will be open until the end of the month. At the first of December, class will begin. What you will end up with is a wood surfboard perimeter rail. You can build your board using any method you want. While the class does not concern itself with the remainder of the build, I will answer questions and discuss the options for those who desire.</p><p>If you are interested, email me at doghousereilley@yahoo.com, and title your email "bahrman rails class"</p><p>- Huck</p><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/hollow-wooden-hybrid-surfboard/hybrid-hws-ribs-completed-014/795764873_o45N6-S.jpg" /></p>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-761317565366028372010-11-10T18:22:00.000-08:002010-11-10T18:24:33.465-08:00let's talk about it...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIvrDkF_QbskPQDaqtisYP_1SnsdtpMZlxWoN0a8gi8zTpbz31PFgrd74GdEnjsmIbmWAqxPJHck0oaOqJajT54Jlokv0VevniD_y2wjtojfgOXdJ-df_kVCXKIsI-eoHMGaHk0C96OPL/s1600/dolphins.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538112270781800322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIvrDkF_QbskPQDaqtisYP_1SnsdtpMZlxWoN0a8gi8zTpbz31PFgrd74GdEnjsmIbmWAqxPJHck0oaOqJajT54Jlokv0VevniD_y2wjtojfgOXdJ-df_kVCXKIsI-eoHMGaHk0C96OPL/s200/dolphins.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxGQlpgjPwJBwBl2Qd8F2UhrIU6hEyybCGBBK2vZ-5blgl-zPvoSdmKY3CKJFVY7KYU_2DPxF9Uj63BHw63CeFHqLSpXx39S2VWp25lfYKNeQL97mz1b57x6vWXCYlbw75cQMRsP_Q7D4/s1600/quad+sways+dims.jpg"></a>My new forum is for everyone who cares to discuss the designing, building, and riding of surfboards. Come join us if you'd like.<br /><a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/surfersover50/start"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Surfers Surfing Surfboards (forum)</span></strong></a> </div>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-63790298431343647562010-11-01T21:54:00.000-07:002010-11-29T21:24:14.401-08:00converting retro-fish to twinzer quad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHUw4ywUn7roTEvGIWIOGlLidOLf-m_D9Q-n4pK0jlnSG1aYcWY4uNL8Ob7pzv-y7z-xayiXRLYzdPdUX2DFFI3dhhDe-50qBLH08EX30OqJUh25FvFT6mO3HJEEkfIpxwY4i0e3igm8f/s1600/fish+to+quad+1+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534816487175836402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHUw4ywUn7roTEvGIWIOGlLidOLf-m_D9Q-n4pK0jlnSG1aYcWY4uNL8Ob7pzv-y7z-xayiXRLYzdPdUX2DFFI3dhhDe-50qBLH08EX30OqJUh25FvFT6mO3HJEEkfIpxwY4i0e3igm8f/s200/fish+to+quad+1+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a board I completed awhile back, but it hasn't been ridden much. I do recall it feeling "stiff" the few times I had it out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhRpsOdREwY2isN71QRQuui0yWnHxwsARXxh-DI2lGIhmfvug_4ZdmiovDCn95DC__NdzxUpN4annZB4DyDVqRxPGXH6t6-_pBMPIu5UM4ORQkaZbxKVqsQzyCxW58kb7RnkhiwTnTs5s/s1600/IMG_5002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534816486145244034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhRpsOdREwY2isN71QRQuui0yWnHxwsARXxh-DI2lGIhmfvug_4ZdmiovDCn95DC__NdzxUpN4annZB4DyDVqRxPGXH6t6-_pBMPIu5UM4ORQkaZbxKVqsQzyCxW58kb7RnkhiwTnTs5s/s200/IMG_5002.JPG" /></a>So to get stoked on it again, I decided to convert it to a quad. I received some ridicule for the idea - one message board poster said "Does J.C Whitney still have those Rolls Royce radiator add ons for Volkswagons? Or maybe a continental kit for the motor lid... Quads are more than just two more fins. Ask a quad guy."<br /><br />Yeah, I know, its the nerdy thing to do. All were in agreement I shouldn't do it to THIS particular board. "That's a pretty board to start cutting into, though." "I agree..., leave the other (yellow) board alone, beautiful board.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I proceeded forthwith. I cut the keel fins down, so the quad <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7d5lPb01NbWwww1u15rl0vZwUN0WtIkqAUZOwYC97oGDL_sMgYkHU0rCnSwSzLSqJau3B-f08Sf-upKJHKaIhA368U2loR5QdxH2ZO-Hjnfw8wAH7c9_MI2zGMpH4JmkIeP8gpqvP9oZ/s1600/IMG_5022.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534816466866165074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7d5lPb01NbWwww1u15rl0vZwUN0WtIkqAUZOwYC97oGDL_sMgYkHU0rCnSwSzLSqJau3B-f08Sf-upKJHKaIhA368U2loR5QdxH2ZO-Hjnfw8wAH7c9_MI2zGMpH4JmkIeP8gpqvP9oZ/s200/IMG_5022.JPG" /></a>fins I added wouldn't increase the overall fin area by much. I cut 2" off the swallow tails, to give it a narrower and more contemporary swallow-v. I added probox fin cups.<br /><br />The probox cups need a "well" to sit in - with a hollow wooden board, there is no foam to create a well. So I had to build one out of fiberglass.<br /><br />Then I set the cups in and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPDLbxFkTf3yvCvZKShGhQyc-Evqx8U2nmY3Q3kj1yqMxY7-ZQmMZWK5D49LRVMaTusav20JfL4Mh0zGBBb6R_ik4b6DYaBf-T9LaIjYcHLhH9WyinBkolS9Fx7Ffzf5aderpYAS3GiYs/s1600/IMG_5024.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534816474992914258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPDLbxFkTf3yvCvZKShGhQyc-Evqx8U2nmY3Q3kj1yqMxY7-ZQmMZWK5D49LRVMaTusav20JfL4Mh0zGBBb6R_ik4b6DYaBf-T9LaIjYcHLhH9WyinBkolS9Fx7Ffzf5aderpYAS3GiYs/s200/IMG_5024.JPG" /></a>glassed them in the normal way. While not required, I'll probably glass over them, just a little precaution I like to take.<br /><br />Working on the board in my spare time, I'm getting closer to having it ride-ready, and being able to try my first and only quad-fish. Hoping its not a dog!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrprQRH0WjX8u57UaA55OPrK78W8tQfvppv9kDjQQi0C3HWkPE-4BFlhTsTzsaX8ZXC2JaioLgcyvjXTboLSAGMr3WgYgEsGKyLCJiXlmBDbOiFqXTfv2EneG8RZwnVk-z8Cg5LaOCDwt/s1600/IMG_5027.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534816479147733954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrprQRH0WjX8u57UaA55OPrK78W8tQfvppv9kDjQQi0C3HWkPE-4BFlhTsTzsaX8ZXC2JaioLgcyvjXTboLSAGMr3WgYgEsGKyLCJiXlmBDbOiFqXTfv2EneG8RZwnVk-z8Cg5LaOCDwt/s200/IMG_5027.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrprQRH0WjX8u57UaA55OPrK78W8tQfvppv9kDjQQi0C3HWkPE-4BFlhTsTzsaX8ZXC2JaioLgcyvjXTboLSAGMr3WgYgEsGKyLCJiXlmBDbOiFqXTfv2EneG8RZwnVk-z8Cg5LaOCDwt/s1600/IMG_5027.JPG"></a>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-56260695342850800462010-10-24T22:08:00.001-07:002010-10-24T22:13:49.168-07:00coming to a rail - ization<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXIwQ4_8bcymxouw7M7iyITN31LMUxtw18VjUD8TGvC0mPNCfZu5-h8u-bQ_hOpGuxhbTXgXC8qnRheqX0dK9qiZrjc_y3kwtc7J6_NFn1NGxJo-7pXnOq6V_SqhHn2qVNbF7pnNV-iX3/s1600/IMG_4973.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531846960222649234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXIwQ4_8bcymxouw7M7iyITN31LMUxtw18VjUD8TGvC0mPNCfZu5-h8u-bQ_hOpGuxhbTXgXC8qnRheqX0dK9qiZrjc_y3kwtc7J6_NFn1NGxJo-7pXnOq6V_SqhHn2qVNbF7pnNV-iX3/s200/IMG_4973.JPG" /></a><br />The rails are stepped up to accomodate the rocker, once they're shaped you'll just see a fluid line. <br /><br />The stringer in the center is there as a visual guide to help shape the rocker into the bottom of the rails.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VQ5cLLT78Bnt_rqj81g3vfpKqat8sKiXY0cOAvSgVse318HiXqRAe_NG_QPFSzcKGsRG2PGyD56K4Xv7WBkqcu0qHnqctICeOAPAFi0z2jJlQhtFzsMNRQjXAebkBvEiGfvxAm9xw2Aa/s1600/IMG_4970.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531846950595343746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VQ5cLLT78Bnt_rqj81g3vfpKqat8sKiXY0cOAvSgVse318HiXqRAe_NG_QPFSzcKGsRG2PGyD56K4Xv7WBkqcu0qHnqctICeOAPAFi0z2jJlQhtFzsMNRQjXAebkBvEiGfvxAm9xw2Aa/s200/IMG_4970.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdHkq93khcnOb4AinErUo1WkbgSuglgvHLF2jtS147R4mr4GBUzXo3bgKsOz6cS3h9kaeI34C7awJAqEvXWVpj-iyRZy9S211CjIdUJ-QZCvNEJay81v04SfOGionAvXvQhS-Qtgb0cAA/s1600/IMG_4967.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531846957901815122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdHkq93khcnOb4AinErUo1WkbgSuglgvHLF2jtS147R4mr4GBUzXo3bgKsOz6cS3h9kaeI34C7awJAqEvXWVpj-iyRZy9S211CjIdUJ-QZCvNEJay81v04SfOGionAvXvQhS-Qtgb0cAA/s200/IMG_4967.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdHkq93khcnOb4AinErUo1WkbgSuglgvHLF2jtS147R4mr4GBUzXo3bgKsOz6cS3h9kaeI34C7awJAqEvXWVpj-iyRZy9S211CjIdUJ-QZCvNEJay81v04SfOGionAvXvQhS-Qtgb0cAA/s1600/IMG_4967.JPG"></a>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-89044213997820059042010-10-24T02:01:00.000-07:002010-10-24T02:13:57.152-07:00a new board begun - 6'6" step deck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqizENuNlZRlNxBjBKkwwRLCei-Zt43nhdu_F-MwISdXiK2BzwANyf7l1QtVm5sMgDt5rqDFsvvF1JfCFsOZBAAURkgeZ25NSjQYaITEjGvIQUUMRn2X7DIE7RicgCFwVseig8CH8Bku0/s1600/IMG_4949.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531536285260221122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqizENuNlZRlNxBjBKkwwRLCei-Zt43nhdu_F-MwISdXiK2BzwANyf7l1QtVm5sMgDt5rqDFsvvF1JfCFsOZBAAURkgeZ25NSjQYaITEjGvIQUUMRn2X7DIE7RicgCFwVseig8CH8Bku0/s200/IMG_4949.JPG" /></a>This one will be a bit more experimental as far as board shape - its short (for me) at 6'6", but I'll add volume in the step-deck. I was going to go 23" wide, but I'm now leaning toward maybe 22".<br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG4943/1060622671_KpFsi-S.jpg" /><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG4944/1060623334_xzrp2-S.jpg" /></p><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/step-deck-wood-surfboard/IMG4950/1060627973_XvUbe-S.jpg" /></p>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-72199096655702163682010-10-16T08:55:00.000-07:002010-10-17T00:45:38.858-07:00hollow - I mean completely hollow - wood surfboard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iWQv-hm8Tlh2mIFOH3S5c9_DZzLS9ro0RQXBpC5QcNAhW1cNlSvtLU1Ae7T6I5bcj_ylMLL6pGHGlecwGkUQGr5i69Uuc5PmrNA8aTCe1blf0JMmqBU5Ed3cKVofQXeX9XzqBm_yk2BV/s1600/IMG_4908.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528674429005976562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iWQv-hm8Tlh2mIFOH3S5c9_DZzLS9ro0RQXBpC5QcNAhW1cNlSvtLU1Ae7T6I5bcj_ylMLL6pGHGlecwGkUQGr5i69Uuc5PmrNA8aTCe1blf0JMmqBU5Ed3cKVofQXeX9XzqBm_yk2BV/s200/IMG_4908.JPG" /></a>I decided to push the limits on this one - so I built a board with no internal structure. Rails, top deck, bottom deck, that's it. I used redwood for the solid rails, and 5.2mm plywood from Home Depot for the top and bottom. Glassed the whole thing with 4 oz. e-glass and Resin Research epoxy, then glossed with polyester resin.<br /><br />Right now its a single fin, but I plan on adding sidebites at some point. First ride report: rides solid - easy standup, turns smooth and responsive, trims well, and doesn't show any signs of riding differently because of being completely hollow. Hope to get it into some more waves soon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/74-bonzer-hollow-wooden/IMG4542/1004012160_nexj8-S.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/74-bonzer-hollow-wooden/IMG4545/1004013652_dt7fA-S.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/74-bonzer-hollow-wooden/IMG4581/1009346679_jNz7A-S.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><img alt="" src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/74-bonzer-hollow-wooden/IMG4919/1040773978_hRX4o-S.jpg" /></p><p></p>The board finished at 16 lbs. complete, but weight savings wasn't high on the list of priorities for this one. I didn't hollow out the rails like I did on the mermaid board.<br /><br />This was really just an attempt to utilize the inherent qualities of the plywood to create the design. Meaning the spring angle of the rails combined with the flex of the plywood dictates the deck dome and foil. No computer drawn cross-sections, no tedious cutting ribs, stringer, etc. Rough-shape the rails, glue and clamp the plywood, finish shaping the rails, that's the surfboard, glass it and ride it.<br /><br />My intent also was to see just how much interior structure is needed, no way to know unless you start with none, so that's what I did. I wanted to challenge some of the assumptions that dictate wood board "fishbones" structure.<br /><br />Here are some of the comments my build inspired from the internet:<br /><br />Nice work Huck,<br /><br />Have you considered just placing a few small blocks between your skins, rather than having a complete void ? Would it work at say 18" centers just to give it some additional strength.<br /><br />Also maybe the addition of an extra layer of cloth in your lam to compensate for no ribs. Just a thought, i know we do get these from time to time.<br /><br />-------------<br /><br />Huck, for heaven's sake, put us out of our misery and build a nice "normal" board using your original and practical method, nice light 4 oz glass job like you do..... and, for f#*k's sake.........DON'T BLOODY PAINT IT!!<br /><br />-------------<br /><br />By the way bottom skins which move in and out independently as described don't promote beneficial flex instead they do what is called 'oil canning' . I've experienced it, both on yachts and surfboards and it slows them down while reducing control. . . the very worst of both worlds.<br /><br />Personally I think that you are barking up a wrong tree with the completely hollow idea. Either the board will oil can or if it is stiff enough not to, will be extremely rigid.<br /><br />Also completely hollow boards usually rely on performance killing dome in the deck in order to get sufficient skin rigidity to support the rider<br /><br />They also reduce the direct contact the rider has with the water and the surfboard hull.<br /><br />The deck and bottom need to be connected.<br /><br />----------------<br /><br />the biggest question mark for me is with this is... natural twisting, that might be the double edged sword. lying on the beach, it torque into a cruel picassolike facsimile of yer former creation..lets hope not,though!Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880038857075186938.post-88341717888254999872010-09-18T20:17:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:31:19.401-07:00delam and filleted bonzer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWbz0oAOsuhKqNmvzJQaQGhKwQO1KEsFkMkGN17BIs0E0aUdh40YWkyACnV4gfC0GA421Mhj6avd-gHIR_SSnBywsGSO_-uB8e22AU6K59RCv08rnAobVKD7r4zsQeFNvkMIVXh61xJoF/s1600/IMG_4377.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518461008722975538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWbz0oAOsuhKqNmvzJQaQGhKwQO1KEsFkMkGN17BIs0E0aUdh40YWkyACnV4gfC0GA421Mhj6avd-gHIR_SSnBywsGSO_-uB8e22AU6K59RCv08rnAobVKD7r4zsQeFNvkMIVXh61xJoF/s200/IMG_4377.JPG" /></a>Because this was my favorite board, I started using it more. And one time, just once, I forgot to take the vent plug out after use. A few days in my hot garage was all it took - major delam on the bottom!<br /><br />So I had to strip and re-glass. The mermaid was gone, but I decided to paint her again, which is a bit of a project!<br /><br />However, it occured to me to try something else, while I was at it. Opening the board up, and doing some weight loss surgery. Sounds crazy I know, but I did it, and am just about ready to re-glass.<br /><br /><p><img src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/hollow-wooden-hybrid-surfboard/IMG4396/985826861_WDE5o-S.jpg"></p><br /><p><img src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/hollow-wooden-hybrid-surfboard/IMG4406/988932557_rKQQo-S.jpg"></p><br /><p><img src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/hollow-wooden-hybrid-surfboard/IMG4388/988975486_hvH62-S.jpg"></p><br /><p><img src="http://eyemagination.smugmug.com/Craftsmanship/homebuilt-surfboards/hollow-wooden-hybrid-surfboard/IMG4411/988936145_94jap-S.jpg"></p>Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13780630713214114008noreply@blogger.com0