fence boards

[mojohand]

Hi. I'm new to the group. I just ordered my book and will be building the 9'2" longboard. Just curious would redwood or cedar fence boards work for skins? I could see planing them down and ripping them to desired width. Just curious if anyone has thought of this and what the results were.

[TimelessSurf]

See Turtlebo's thread here ---> woodensurfboards.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=assembly&action=display&thread=22

There is a discussion about similar wood being processed to reuse. I think it is a great idea and it shouldn't be too hard to work out, you just need to clean and square up the faces.

Also see the thread by Bidaurretaj here ----> woodensurfboards.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=16
He built a board using reclaimed flooring material!!