The old days, before power sanders...
Forums: General DiscussionDid any of you out there start making boards before power sanders became readily available? I'm just curious. It must have been hard work sanding boards by hand!
View ArticleShelf life on UV catalyst powder?
Forums: General DiscussionJust curious if anyone out there has a clue on how UV catalyst powder handles aging? I found a bag thats six years old unfortunately. Would it still work or do I need to get a...
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Straight vs curved channels
Forums: General DiscussionWhat do you call this, where the concaves at the side of the board follow the edge of the board?How is it different to a concave channel which follows the straight line of the...
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How to do gloss coat with FCS 2 fin plugs?
Forums: General DiscussionGlassing my first board and using FCS 2 fin plugs. Just finished laminating top and bottom and am about to do the hot coat. I understand that while sanding the hot coat you...
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My first longish board......
Topics: helpForums: General DiscussionOk so i decided to build an 8' mini mal single fin thingy...... compsand build.... dims are 8'× 20 3/4 × 2 7/8..... nose rocker is 4.5 with a very shallow curve (...
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Alluminium and cork surfboard
Forums: General DiscussionI Swaylock's members we are two guys from Italy, we developed a new teknology based on alluminium and cork. We don't sand our boards so it is safer and faster to work with!!!...
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Second start-to-finish board: Two brittle spots
Forums: General DiscussionHi friends — I'm about to undertake final sanding for my second start to finish board, which went really well. There are two problem spots, however, that i clearly need to...
View ArticleShaping an Alaia
Forums: General DiscussionHi, I'm looking to shape an alaia but need some help with the design. I want to make a performance kind of model; one that will hold when I do a bottom turn and would love to...
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Yater Shortboard
Forums: General DiscussionPicked up a Yater shortboard(?) and an trying to get the history on it. The serial number is 1407 and from what I could find, the shortboards were only made in the late 70s -...
View ArticleLooking for Futures vfyu
Forums: General DiscussionLooking to bùy set of futures tech foils vfyu blue aluminum layup.
View ArticleLooking to get some core cork SD
Forums: General DiscussionJust emailed drew the us distributor to see if I could get some cork but wanted to see if anyone near north county SD might have some they'd want to sell. Thanks
View ArticleRails Riversurfboard
Topics: Riverboard RailsForums: General DiscussionHey Guys, I'm landlocked and started shaping 2 years ago. I shaped some nice boards but i can feel that there is something missing. I read a lot of...
View ArticleHistorical Hobie Surfboard Question
Forums: General DiscussionIn the Paul Holmes Hobie book, page 103, theres an ad for Carrol and Propper model Hobie boards, Corky's optimized for West Coast, Gary's for the East. Was it just marketing...
View ArticleSource for Fin-box Fin Hardware?
Forums: General DiscussionI'm interested in locating a source for fin-box fin hardware. I have found a good source for the roll pins, but I can't find a source for the stainless screw and flat nut that...
View ArticleCheap Polyester Resin,.... A mistake?
Topics: Polyester-resinForums: General DiscussionHi,first of all: Thanks to the admins and all of you out there who wrote so many of the insightful threads I read over the last weeks.The title pretty...
View Articleryobi trim router
Forums: General DiscussionAnyone have an old ryobi trim router that they would be willing to sell me? I want to keep using my old future jig but my old trim router bit the dust and they done make them...
View ArticleLaminate paper source
Topics: Laminate PaperForums: General DiscussionI have searched the forums on this topic but need a little more help. Does anyone have an online source for their laminate paper that they use? I...
View ArticleFU Longboard box separation problem....
Forums: General DiscussionHello there all. I'd like to thank you all in advance for any light anyone can throw on this subject..So, I am suffering from a recurring theme when installing my FU longboard...
View ArticleHow to remove and prevent sticky tape residue?
Forums: General DiscussionFor my second cut lap and my hot coat, the tape that gets wet from the resin is leaving a sticky residue. I am using 3M masking tape from Home Depot. Should I switch to...
View ArticleThe Upcoming Boardroom Show in Del Mar
Forums: General DiscussionMay 6 & 7, Saturday and Sunday. Any forum members going to be there? I'll be there Saturday, for sure. Sunday, I'm not so sure. Just depends on what's there, and possibly...
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