Show your wood....

6'4" X 19 7/8" X 2 1/4" Balsa nugget Compsand with full loaded dome, bamboo fins, just finished and the ocean is flat!

mick if you turned it sideways,
it would dissapear ;)

uzzi, take pics from the sunny side and repost them, looks great already though!

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8' x 22 1/2" x 3"
wow!!
this board looks amazing...
can we get some info?
build shots maybe??

please...

No build shots but I can tell you it is a very close copy of a Cooperfish Comet. 1/8" balsa and spanish cedar over 1lb EPS foam.

some noseblock fun from yesterday:

28lb 7'6 freight train (chambered):

Its a bit too pointy for a nice noseblock...but near-as nice with Bookmatched maple...



Hi Kit...Ooh the masked man revealed!

Josh

ok guys , ozzies, what does a 7'6 x20 to float a 100kg guy cost. i have no idea about comp sands

Kit...

I AM a Goth, comes from working too many midnights in little blue rooms.

These other shots are'nt a whole lot more flattering...at least you can see the board.

I've been to a supplier back in Aus lately to check out the veneers available. I'm excited...there is natures art in each leaf of whole logs.

Josh

Nice tip Shifty, I'll go there...

I'd been to one in Port Melbourne...I try to avoid driving to Melbourne these days.

Plys will be interesting too for sure.

Josh

What thicknesses of ply?

I've had no joy getting veneer thicker than .6mm and thats not a sandwich skin...it needs to be put on top of Balsa. That gets arduous.

Danny Hesse's skins are poplar bending ply apparrently...I love the look of those.

Josh

If you can handle the extra weight, it opens up a lot more options.
Hess has it right... make 'em beautiful and don't care about weight.
People are buying his boards now because they are heavy, he's made that type of look and ride his signature.
Killer looks and a smooth as silk glide

It's crazy eh, veneers are so much less work, but most people say they look better!
A veener supplier near me told me they used to stock Paulownia ply! So bummed they don't any more

me and my computer are great partners... posting pictures with her is my favorite way of spending days and days

www.mooksurfboards.com

Quote:What thicknesses of ply?

I've had no joy getting veneer thicker than .6mm and thats not a sandwich skin...it needs to be put on top of Balsa. That gets arduous.

Danny Hesse's skins are poplar bending ply apparrently...I love the look of those.

Josh

hey josh,
i dont have much info on there bending ply. that veneer i was talking about above is .6mm too. thats cool for me cos im putting it over 4mm ply for my decks.. some pix later..
apparantly you can get a free sample pack by faxing your request to 1300 850 677. or email eval(unescape('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%73%61%6d%70%6c%65%73%40%61%6d%65%72%69%6e%64%2e%63%6f%6d%2e%61%75%22%3e%73%61%6d%70%6c%65%73%40%61%6d%65%72%69%6e%64%2e%63%6f%6d%2e%61%75%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b'))
phone no. 1300 850 477....

good luck..

thanks guys I'll put an order in.

hws

thats just cheap 4mm ply for the decks with a jarah veneer to go on soon...

those boards look sweet guys.

below is my second 'with some wood included' that i made for my girlfriends 30th earlier this year

it takes a punchier wave to make it work but the glide is unreal!
she finds it quite heavy but is working at it.

Great boards guys. Here's a recent hollow board that I built. Cedar and poplar. 9-2 x 22.5 x 3 and 23 lbs. Thanks for looking!

Innards

Any chance of posting some more shots of that one? Stunning work! Like Mooneymick said the finish is incredible.

Chipper, come home!

Here is no. 001
11'-6" x 28 3/4" x 4 1/4" Hollow Wood Stand up paddle surfboard
Reclaimed redwood planking on 6 mm plywood
3.6 oz glass set in System Three Silvertip Epoxy
36 pounds without the deck pad

The center box fin is redwood and basswood, laminated in UV cure polyester

The paddle is basswood, with clear pine blade and Spanish cedar accents
It's laminated with 1x6 oz., 1x 4 oz. and 1x 6 oz. 2" tape from blade tip to 18 inches up shaft, set in epoxy

Five foot something cedar alaia for prone surfing. Fun as heck to ride and real easy to build.