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u dont have to do the bottom if youre copying a greg griffin!Still have to do the rails and bottom but gets you pretty close
It will get you a generalized outline, but you still have to carve the rails and concaves. That's the hard part in getting it all symmetric, and really the difference between any shaper. I don't think those online shape 3D views capture the subtle modifications in rocker shape either. You could try glassing it yourself too, but then now you are really pushing your luck and lack of skill. Or you can take it to your local glasser and have them do it with much better quality and durability. But, by then you have accrued enough cost and time/labor to just buy one off the shelf instead. It's a good idea though, and I hope they continue refining the CNC process so you can truly design your own board and have it built to expert level craftsmanship. But if you just want to goof around and make boards for yourself and friends cheap, then do a homedepot build. This guy has some great videos on how to DIY boards.this blew my mind
so easy to rip-off other shapers
My flat bottom programs show how well the machine is cuttingu dont have to do the bottom if youre copying a greg griffin!
Was that a bit of humor? Kudos!My flat bottom programs show how well the machine is cutting
Some have roll on one side and concave on the other
Some have concave
He lost me when he sent it out to a glasser. Real men glass their own back yard boards.He's added another level to his surfing exsperience .
Most who use concaves don't see these changes in their programmed cutWas that a bit of humor? Kudos!
I started in 1989 long before the internet made everyone an instant shaper. John Carper hadn't even made his videos yet. Starting out I had almost no info to work with other than an outdated book I purchased from an ad in the back of a magazine. Just assembling the materials and getting blanks from Clark Foam was a challenge. Its easy today. The hardest part today would be sifting out all of the bad information on the web from the gems. There is way more bad info than gems but there are gems out there.Trying to learn to backyard shape from scratch seems really hard
I got this book when it first came and out and immediately started making boards. Wish I still had the book. I'm not a pro but have been making boards a long time.I started in 1989 long before the internet made everyone an instant shaper. John Carper hadn't even made his videos yet. Starting out I had almost no info to work with other than an outdated book I purchased from an ad in the back of a magazine. Just assembling the materials and getting blanks from Clark Foam was a challenge. Its easy today. The hardest part today would be sifting out all of the bad information on the web from the gems. There is way more bad info than gems but there are gems out there.
it's more the sanding than the glassingEvery surfer needs to shape and attempt to glass a couple boards.
Worst case you will never complain about board prices again.