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Kookbox restoration help
Forums: General DiscussionHi guys. I’m a new member but longtime reader.Anyway, last summer I found an old Popular Mechanics Kookbox in a garage sale in pretty beat up shape - some rot, some areas...
View ArticleSolvent free polyester (polystyrene compatible)
Forums: General DiscussionI don't think this is something new.About 10years ago I saw polystyrene compatible polyester for the first time on a french site. My local polymer shop told me this is not...
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Info- Steve Lis/Pavel/Choice fish 80s- looking for info on board
Topics: Lis Pavel Choice FishForums: General DiscussionHey guys,First time using this site, looking for a little info on a board I might pick up on eBay. It's a 5'10" Choice fish. Based on its design...
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Kammy Land versus Sunset with hurricane swell 10Sept18
Forums: General DiscussionNE swell with hurricanes far away, Sunset(right of photo) 20 guys out and Kammy land(Left of photo) 5 guys out. Five guys having way more fun in my opinion.Untitled.png
View ArticleAdhesive for Poly+EVA foam (similar to a stomp pad)
Forums: General DiscussionHey all, hoping for some help here with a peculiar subject:My nephew has a cerebral palsy and we would desperately like to take him paddling with the family on these flat,...
View ArticleTall Tales And True. Stories from the shaping bay/ highway/ history.
Forums: General DiscussionReally enjoying the stories here....https://www.swaylocks.com/forums/kammy-land-versus-sunset-hurricane-swell-10sept18so I thought there must be a wider range of interesting...
View ArticleMore gloss resin problems
Forums: General DiscussionI have read the archives and had some advice on here before (which fixed my issue back then) but having new problems with gloss.I am using Taupo gloss resin. I have heard some...
View ArticleNose keel board - what?
Forums: General Discussion,p>A friend came across a picture of one of these and pointed it out. Looks funky but neither of us understand the function and I wondered if anyone here...
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McTavish Board Nose Vee/Double Concave/Something
Forums: General DiscussionCan anyone go into more detail about this board McTavish is holding? I can't tell if it's a trick of the light or is there some sort of weird double concave vee thing going on...
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Recommendations for Surfboard CNC
Forums: General DiscussionHey I am about to build me a CNC. The machine should be able to build Surfboards (hotwire and cut) but I want it to be a bit more general so that I also can use it for other...
View ArticleTasmania backyarders
Forums: General DiscussionAre there any backyarders in tassie. I’m trying to hunt down some eps blocks and having difficulty. I’ve just about finished the shaping bay and I intend to go with eps and...
View ArticleCutting board from a bigger blank
Forums: General DiscussionWhat exactly happens when you cut a board from a bigger blank? Say 2” bigger for example, it lowers the entry rocker a little and pushes wide point forward? What else?
View Articlerandomly board builder interview
Forums: General Discussion...stumbled upon this not so new interview with one of these two French guys that are well known now. At one point they did not know too much about boards, in couple of years...
View ArticleWill a hotcoat kick ungelled resin beneath it?
Forums: General DiscussionAhoy Swayfam,SO i did a very thin squeegee coat of Poly lam resin over the cured lamination just to fill the weave a bit and to fill any pin holes that might have been...
View ArticleLarge heel dent fix - Can't remove foam, Can't Fill with Glass
Forums: General DiscussionHi all, posting here to see if there is any possible way to restore a large heel dent. I have an old board with an airbrush spray on the deck. This deck also has a good sized...
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Singlefins ideas!
Forums: General DiscussionHey everybody, First, thanks everyone to share a lot of informations! Its very instructive!Sorry for my english by the way.I already shaped 2 boards with a lot of mistakes but...
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nose and tail rocker estimates for a devon howard style egg
Forums: General DiscussionDonald Takayama model that devon howard rides.I'm doing it from a beat up 9'6" log that has been donated to me by a hire company up the road in noosa. Why not.I know there...
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Looking to find information on old Channin board
Forums: General DiscussionLooking to find some information on this old Channin board. It's probably a pre-1980 but other than that I have little information, but a number and a signature is visible....
View ArticleWhere should the deepest part of concave be?
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone , where should i put the deepest part of the concave as a front footed surfer? Does it even make a differnce being front foot or back footed as to where the...
View ArticleHelp/Ideas on ordering good nose-rider blank...
Forums: General DiscussionGood evening all, Let me first go ahead and thank you in advance for sharing your hard earned knowledge. Im a back yarder and Im trying to put together my up-coming blank...
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