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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 14:34:21 GMT -5
I thought I would try building myself a new sup for the summer. I'm new to this so any wisdom, advice or guidance on the build would be appreciated. Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 14:36:42 GMT -5
Some more progress with the spine Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 14:38:33 GMT -5
And more 11' is very long Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 14:41:52 GMT -5
It has been fun so far and really seems to be going well. Started the jig and glued the spine. On to the ribs. Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 15:53:18 GMT -5
I had to lighten the ribs up a bit with some holes. Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 15:56:04 GMT -5
Setting up the jig Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 16:00:04 GMT -5
The glue process. Used gorilla glue for this part. Really came out nice and was very easy. Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 16:03:30 GMT -5
Setting everything up for the bottom deck. I am using all cedar for the top, bottom and rails. Way too expensive. Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 16:08:09 GMT -5
Top deck glued. I may have used too much glue? I also used painter tape for the bottom. I saw this done on a YouTube video for grain surfboards. So far fairly easy just takes time Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 23:37:33 GMT -5
Tape on the bottom. A little bit of a pain but after a bit of sanding it all turned out okay. I'm wondering if I had too much glue? Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 21, 2012 23:39:01 GMT -5
Cleaned and ready for glueing. Attachments:
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Post by polson on Apr 22, 2012 11:44:02 GMT -5
I'm at the point where the ribs and spine are glued up with the bottom deck, and about 2-3 inches of the nose and tail keep coming apart from the bottom deck when I release it from the jig to begin building up the rails. Is this hyper critical since I'm going to add a nose and tail block and will probably cut some of the nose and tail off?
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Post by access5 on Apr 22, 2012 12:32:28 GMT -5
I would add some small blocks on each side of the spar where you will cut and glue it al up and clamp ....gives you more surface for glue to stick too...
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Post by TimelessSurf on Apr 22, 2012 16:26:30 GMT -5
Thanks for all the pics! You can leave 3 or 4 of the clamps attached at all times, (1 on the first rib, one on the last rib, and a couple in the middle) this will keep it braced, but you have to slide each rail strip in from one end. The other option is to take a 1' thick scrap across the bottom of the nose of the board and another piece across the top so it holds the spine, and clamp them together. do the same on the tail. It is not super critical but if you have to re-glue those spots on the spine AFTER the rails are glued you will tend to get an unintentional concave (unless you use inner tail block method to brace it.)
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Post by polson on Apr 22, 2012 17:51:35 GMT -5
This is the tail section you can see how it has pulled apart. Attachments:
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