Friday, May 22, 2009
Here are a few pic's after the glass job
The only change of mind was that I chose to make another fin to contrast the tail better.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Sanding the fin
I attacked the fin with 180grit. It will get a final sand when I'm ready for the glass!
Roughing the fin
I laminated the fin using hardwood & 19mm ply. In this shot the fin is rough shaped via the electric plane.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Awaiting the fin & glass job
The nose has been blended, the total board sanded with 320 grit. All to happen now is shape the fin, final sand & glass job! The 316 stainless steel bung assembly has also been fitted. I'm quite happy with the overall shape considering if one was to cast their mind back to the 40's - 50's period, designs of surf craft were still in early stages. It was only between the late 50's and early 1960's when longboards took more of a identifiable shape. The only modernising that took place was to decrease the overall width by 60mm. This will assist me with wrapping my arm around the board when I carry it! (I have short arms and it will be heavy).
Tail Block
After fixing both top & bottom decks I laminated the tail block, fixed it to the tail, shaped and blended it ready for a final sand.
Fixing the top deck
After building up the rails I had enough meat to allow me to glue down the top deck.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Main Frame Construction
After a winter of research I concluded that the typical Okanui Longboard of the late 40's & early 50's consisted of the following;
* Almost no rocker.
* Minimum 10 ft in length.
* Nose mounted bung assembly.
* large "D" type fin.
* Laminated nose & tail blocks.
*Either a tooth-pick style shape or a more parallel construction with bull nose.
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