Remember kids , don't try this at home
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keep your view clear ( don(t forget to go to the hairdresser!)
or you will end up like this : see pic below ( explicit-content)
vrijdag 28 november 2008
Part four almost final part
Still in the vacuum!
Baby is born! ( still lots of sanding needs to be done...)
tadaaa
donderdag 27 november 2008
Part three
Everything's dry!
aaand some custom paintings!
Please step away a few feet from your screen,
you will be able to see the penguin-tree!
No board without a name! or brand! ;)
The fun part! The glassing! From this very moment, you actually see some result!
From this moment, the boy his smill gets bigger and bigger!!!
close-up!
Never try a rolling pin, it really is of no use...
In the vacuum!
Part two
My favorite part, my mum's least favorite part
the epoxy resin mixing (using her kitchen scales)
Getting the rails moulded!
Don't forget the insert and fin placement holes!
ahhh the color : shiny pee!
...gotta get my pigment skills trained!
Part one
Ok here is the process
First : drawing all the plans
outline
second outline
mould template
insert place
fin holes
Shipment of cores was on time!
Using 'Karuba' wood cores.
It's vertically laminated wood
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drawing the outline and fin holes and insert...tralala
Getting some milling done! ( or 'frezen' as we call it in Belgium)Thanks to little sista for offering me the killing machine!
not shown on pic : also did a little bit of jigsawing!
anddd it's done! core is complete, now starting to get my rails and inserts in.
Don't forget the fin placement holes!
Latest board
Here is the making of the Suteh Pro model. Dimensions are 124 X 39, rather small, as she ain't that big either! Ultra wide stance ( 40 cm ) for her, for the easy landing and carving ( we don't care about knees)!
Rails and tips are 4,5 mm ( have to get to 1 mm!) and center is 10 mm. A lot of inserts, wanted to be sure she could spread her footstraps wide enough so her (little) feet would fit in!
lay up is :
DD lacquer
2x 180 gr glass
'Karuba' wood core + custom paint
3x 180 gr glass
DD lacquer
As the core tends to reverse to it's originial flat shape, I tried a rocker of 15 cm on the rocker table, which resulted in 2.5 cm rocker.
some minor mistakes, like using not enough epoxy ( My mum let's me live on a budget... ) , so you can see a 'stamp' now and then. Also : never go straight down, when thinning the core ( has to be progressive ) the glass fibre doesn't like this! Result : some bubbles , but our next door doctor and his syringes helped me fix that!
because of smallband + dumb michelle , the internet is too too too slow for photo-uploading
soon!
Rails and tips are 4,5 mm ( have to get to 1 mm!) and center is 10 mm. A lot of inserts, wanted to be sure she could spread her footstraps wide enough so her (little) feet would fit in!
lay up is :
DD lacquer
2x 180 gr glass
'Karuba' wood core + custom paint
3x 180 gr glass
DD lacquer
As the core tends to reverse to it's originial flat shape, I tried a rocker of 15 cm on the rocker table, which resulted in 2.5 cm rocker.
some minor mistakes, like using not enough epoxy ( My mum let's me live on a budget... ) , so you can see a 'stamp' now and then. Also : never go straight down, when thinning the core ( has to be progressive ) the glass fibre doesn't like this! Result : some bubbles , but our next door doctor and his syringes helped me fix that!
because of smallband + dumb michelle , the internet is too too too slow for photo-uploading
soon!
woensdag 26 november 2008
Time for introduction!
Born in the alwayspuzzlingover brain of a frustrated boy. No sex-frustration, plenty of that. But the I'm-far-away-from-any-water-frustration with a little no-wind-frustration. Add a little bit of howdoesthatwork and plenty of Iwanttomakethatmyself (maybe also some of Iwanttogetextremelyrichbuthow?).
Well here is one of his projects :B&W PENGUIN CUSTOMS.
As the name may have revealed : there is a little side-kick, flown over from little Gambia! A white penguin on your board, means the 'work' (I rather call it 'pleasure') was delivered by the boy. May also refer to a negative penguin, just like the boy, always a bit excentric and contrary. When the black penguin is on your board, it means the board has been fine-tuned by the very delicate hands (oh yes they are small) of the girl!
NUFF SAID, the boy discovered he can NOT get rich making boards, but has found a new passion!
Well here is one of his projects :B&W PENGUIN CUSTOMS.
As the name may have revealed : there is a little side-kick, flown over from little Gambia! A white penguin on your board, means the 'work' (I rather call it 'pleasure') was delivered by the boy. May also refer to a negative penguin, just like the boy, always a bit excentric and contrary. When the black penguin is on your board, it means the board has been fine-tuned by the very delicate hands (oh yes they are small) of the girl!
NUFF SAID, the boy discovered he can NOT get rich making boards, but has found a new passion!
donderdag 20 november 2008
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