Me and my dad used to make one for me back in the day in comparible fashion. But yours is definitely more refined. In the Netherlands it was pretty darn hard to get a bodyboard from the well known brands. This was my only feasible way to get one.
f@t b@st@d says = well done to share tricks n tips n 3 string ?? curved ?? = i tried single to double concave with full length channels stopping just in front of the thruster fin and to make your board quicker you can double the length of your board and string that for your control [steerability] fin setting instead of just going to the nose [ depends on waves ? ] + take the fins out completely and rely on full length channels [mini mal small waves] + a big wave concept for thicker floatier boards [easier take off] like to have a thin rail at the bottom of the board leading like you have done to the top deck [to side rail slice along the face of wave without the bulky fat rail ] with pre- moulded foot placement on top deck [that drains the water] = dude keep kicking goals you are doing all tradesmen proud = cheers n all the best
Any tips to keep big cured drips from hardening when brushing the deck fill coat onto the bottom laps. Other than just brushing till it stops forming drips…
Hey man how would you recommend I get into something like this. I've been very depressed and surfing is holding everything together in my life and I'm deeply fascinated with shaping any advice ?
Good tips, I'd always wondered about that and they make sense now. and I'd like to add regarding fitting vacuum attachments at 4:02 - there is a RU-vid that shows how to use a heat gun or maybe blow dryer to heat up a plastic Perrier (or other plastic soda) bottle to make an adaptor. Just cut the cap end and bottom off the bottle to leave a tube, heat that up with the heat gun until the plastic is soft enough to form it over the end of the Planer vacuum port, the do the same for the vacuum hose end and Voila. I wish I'd seen that tip sooner because you can look for days at all the Plumbing pipe attachments and they will always be just a little too big or too small to fit, so the heat gun is the solution and it works for regular plumbing fittings as well to change their size as required.
Hey I’m just wondering what paint did you use to paint those rails? I’m new to shaping and wondering if I should dye my resin or go with how you did it
I’m about to start making my first board, think I’m gonna make around a 7’2 fish twin fin. I have noticed that some shapers route their fin boxes before glassing and others afterwards. Is there a benefit to one or the other? Love the videos
