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Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Went down to to see the balsa wood that Ambrose had a while back and he introduced me to Swaylocks. Have been lurking for a while to see who is who and whats happening. A lot of good information here. With everyones permission I would like to play too! In July I harvested my first batch of balsa here. Milled it and stickered it to dry and some of it I put into my solar kilne so now I have some dry wood to work with . Have been in contact with Paul Jensen about building a HWS . Thanks Paul, You are the man!! I need to try posting some pictures to see how that works so I will start with three balsa wood pictures. Cut logs , Logs on truck and milled wood. Thanks for letting me play! Aloha , Wood_Ogre
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Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Welcome, Wood Ogre!
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"You should have been here yesterday..."
http://www.guetharysurfboards.fr
Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
ooh this has all the makings of a great step-by-step thread!!!
self cut Balsa wood, HWS, Ambrose & Paul J mentioned already...
I can just tell I'm gonna enjoy watching this one take shape!!!
Welcome wood_ogre!!!
can't wait to see what you create...
Cheers
El Robbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QBtWALniLE
I'd rather die trying than live life wondering. Rob Morris.
Re: [balsa] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
balsa you naughty naughty frenchman .... glad to see you still er have your magazine collection !
"wood ogre" , [great name , by the way , mate !]
WELCOME mate !
always good to have another Hawaiian online ..you guys are always doing INTERESTING stuff here , I reckon !
" With everyones permission I would like to play too!"
hahahah classic !!
And yes , I would be keen to see photos of a hollow wooden surfboard ["h.w.s."] in action in Hawaii ....I can't recall having seen THAT here yet ?
cheers
ben
enjoy your time here , mate ...and , as my current "signature" says ....
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Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Interesting topic. Did you grow the trees? If so, what are the growth rates? I like the idea of going from seed to surf. Welcome aboard.
Bill Thrailkill
Shaper since 1958
Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Aloha Ogre,
As a fellow wood guy and balsa board builder, I also say welcome.
Richard
www.mccormickfinewoodworking.com
Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Hiya!
Wish I had balsa plantations in my back-yard....
Actually, wish it was tropical here, surf like Hawaii... women like France...
But, Paulownia grows well here, easy to get my hands on that!
Women - not so easy. :(
If anyone feels like turning this into a "how to mill your own" thread i'd be stoked.
I get Paulownia very reasonable prices, about half what you'd pay to get little short sheets of balsa from the hobby suppliers.
Been using it for rails, but I'd love to cut some into 3mm ish (1/8) sheets for the skins as well.
Can get a cabinet making outfit to cut it down, but the cost of that is more than what I paid for the wood!!
I can't see any other decent option to get such thin veneers....
Kit
Re: [KKSurf] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
known the ogre for arh to many years .
oquiet worker of mucho mas telents.
has a camera you shall all be blessed
with the results of conflabulatarianistic
ethical and cosmic input into the
swaylahol tropical punch.
the seeds came from costa rica via dan shook
grown in kapahi I think.
M has back round in oregon surf Kwaj ,V.N ,
so many stories untold a rich and varied well of expertise
we are blessed with this here ogre's presence.
welcome aboard the good ship swaylatulus
captain Nemo Paler will return soon
your cabin is aft on deck between
the joinery,and the captain's galley
signed significantly,
...ambrose...
oficer of the day
ambrose m.curry III
Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Dont' forget to ambrose messure, and weigh it so you can lay it out.... He said it was important! Ha! Taylor
ps. did he get his going, done??? Post some pics amcIII
TaylorO
Re: [KKSurf] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Quote:
I get Paulownia very reasonable prices, about half what you'd pay to get little short sheets of balsa from the hobby suppliers.
Been using it for rails, but I'd love to cut some into 3mm ish (1/8) sheets for the skins as well.
Can get a cabinet making outfit to cut it down, but the cost of that is more than what I paid for the wood!!
I can't see any other decent option to get such thin veneers....
Kit
Kit, I have a whole garage full of Paulownia planks, precision milled and sanded to exactly 3mm, they are in lengths of 8 feet or so, most of them have been stained but it sands off very easily, Silly has used some, I'm also using it for decks but you are welcome to some, I am in Putaruru.
There are some pictures of the planks on my Paulownia board project thread.
Regards,
Roy
http://www.olosurfer.com
Re: [Wood_Ogre] Hi! Wood_Ogre here
Wood_Ogre here again. I need to find some time to figure out posting pictures. The ones I posted were to small. I would also like to get Paul Jensens blessings before posting any board building pictures. I am useing his information as a road map but will do some things different because I have different skills and machines. Right now I have to get to work. Aloha, Wood_Ogre