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Old hobie for bob Kennedy
Forums: General DiscussionAnyone interested in this board.. ..and how should you have it appraised 20190304_180628.jpg20190304_180637.jpg
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Forums: General DiscussionFInished another board.7'-7" x 21" x 2-9/16" 4-1/2" nose rocker, 2-3/8" tail rockerDeck- 4oz-poplar veneer-4oz-4oz s-glass deck patchBottom- 4oz tail patch-poplar...
View ArticleBasalt for longboard bottom
Forums: General DiscussionHi, I am new to the forum and just finished my first board at a great shaping workshop in Biarritz France and am totally hooked.I want my next board to have a very strong...
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BoardCAD Hollow Wood Template to dxf
Forums: General DiscussionHey Everybody,I´m new in this Forum and my english is not the best sorry for that.Working with BoardCAD is my first time and I´m planning to build a Hollow wood fish...
View Article70's/80's Shortboards Thicker Than Today's Shortboards?
Forums: General DiscussionI wish I had a couple of my old 70's/80's shortboards because I kind of remember those boards being thicker and definitely carrying more foam toward the rails than today's...
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xps bending photo - experiment
Forums: General DiscussionOk - I sanded a little groove in the deck/concave side and epoxied two bands of carbon fiber tow. Blocks under, and sand bags on top. Had the curve set just how I wanted it....
View ArticlePost Cure Cut Laps (Epoxy)
Forums: General DiscussionI was flipping through my instagram the other day when I saw an interesting post by Martin Shapes (Terry Martin's son I believe). I learn a lot of little tricks and tips by...
View ArticleFlying without a boardbag
Forums: General DiscussionDear fellow swaylockians, I have come to find myself in the unfortunate situation of having to take a surfboard on an airplane without a boardbag, which is already at the...
View Article1960'S Hansen Cardiff
Forums: General DiscussionJust came into possession of what appears to be an early 1960's Hansen 9'11" board. I cannot locate any identifying marks or numbers on the deck stringer or tail block. Will...
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Cracking 50 year old rider, It's a love story.
Forums: General DiscussionThis is a story with pictures.In posting this on VSC I heard from Tony Dempsey that he is pretty sure be shaped it. 1969 which means it's 50 years old this year.Back from the...
View ArticleGrain kits
Forums: General DiscussionHello, Thinking of going for a Grain wooden board kit..the Lovelace Thick lizzy model. Does anyone have experience/hearsay with Grain kits and/or the Lovelace Thick lizzy ?...
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"Montana Gold / Black" Spray Paint
Forums: General DiscussionThrough looking over past sway posts I've seen a lot of members use "Montana Gold" spray cans directly on PU foam with good results... I guess my first question with more to...
View ArticleFCS 2 homemade template
Forums: General DiscussionHey guysIm thinking of using FCSII for my next board but am really struggling to spend $90 on a template and router bit. I have access to a CNC router so can easily make my...
View ArticleMaking color laps flush
Forums: General DiscussionYeah, this is probably covered somewhere in the archives, but sorting through the results for those keywords has resulted in lots of reading with no clear answer. Here’s the...
View ArticleSeat Mounted on a Surfboard
Forums: General Discussioni am looking for help on mounting a seat onto a surfboard. what works and what doesnt work ..... have seen Ride A Wave have mounted seats on longboards for the kids and some...
View ArticlePainting a black surfboard
Topics: paint finished surfboardForums: General DiscussionHello,I would like to know your opinion about a process that I'll do to paint a board. The board is used, white, and I will paint it black. It...
View ArticleIts really slow on Sway,s
Forums: General DiscussionIt's really slow on Sway,s right now , soooooo here,s a question , if you had a favorite long board , 10.3 , and it was beyond repair , and the only blank you could use was...
View Articleis 2.5" too thin for a 9.4 noserider?
Forums: General Discussionhey I have a bunch of wood (very dry and light pine) that I want to get rid of.I`m thinking in making a chambered 9.4 noserider.I have chosen to make a noserider because I...
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Too thin near tail?
Topics: 1st time shapingForums: General DiscussionHi everybody, I recently decided to make my own surfboard and it all went great until glassing. It was full of air bubbles and would have broken in the...
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resin research bio science epoxy
Forums: General Discussionanyone try the new bio resin by resin research ? Just noticed it on shaper supply / not much difference in...
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