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i am definitely sticking to my day job....(1st attempt pics)

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the lighting really hides the blemishes well hehe

note ghetto shaping stand and my foldable futon next to it, was covered with dust a few hours ago
another angle of my 3$ home made stand

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end result: a surfboard i think, 5'10x 2 1/2x 20" swallow tail with a flat bottom and shitty rails. i'll just be happy if this thing catches waves straight <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/computer.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/socrazy.gif" alt="" />

hey chipfish i still have my stitches on my foot, but i was board outta my mind so i said screw it and finished it, shoulda taken pics of the apt coverred with foam <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/foreheadslap.gif" alt="" /> pure comedy i tell u
 
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its a good first attempt on par with what normally comes through here.
SHWUZ was an exception so dont get hindered on things like that. Try try again.

p.s. when should I pick it up????? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
 
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its a good first attempt on par with what normally comes through here.
SHWUZ was an exception so dont get hindered on things like that. Try try again.

p.s. when should I pick it up????? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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surflab you got a pm! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
 
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A kid and his dad came in with the kids first effort the other day. I hope I didnt ruin his life but I had to refuse to glass it. It was beyond hope. Gave him a few tips told him to get Jim Phillips or Carps video and try again. Looking forward to his next attempt but I felt like the coach who has to tell the rookies they didnt make the team.
 
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Dude, it will work fine, and probably be you most fun board!!!
That's why beginner shapers HAVE to glass their own boards! NO first 10 shaper's get the board good enough for a PROFESSIONAL glasser to bother with. No biggie, just glass it yourself, you need the experience.
I glassed my first 120 boards, sanded by hand EVERY ONE of them, before I was invited to be a guest shaper.
Like an executive in a big corporation, you gotta learn the basics from the inside out to appreciate the workings of the final result.
 
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nice board. is it gonna be a tri or single? looks like it would be awesome as either a twin or single actually.
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its gonna be a tri, just a new school fish. i think the tail is kinda small to be a twin.
 
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where did you get your blank from, how much was it. I was all accited to get one from ezfoam until i saw the shipping prices over 100$
 
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dont be discouraged!...thats what boards between 1-3 should roughly look like.

shwuz is just a freak <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/shrug.gif" alt="" />!

i still have to get a picture of my first board <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />. i was looking at it yesterday (nose got ripped off)..and it seems i did a fairly good glassjob with the boat resin <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/doah.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif" alt="" />

its got this nice little yellow sunburnt resin tint with a visible lap line a trained dolphin could have cut better <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/socrazy.gif" alt="" />

that is why its called your "first attempt"

now make 3 more
dk
 
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where did you get your blank from, how much was it. I was all accited to get one from ezfoam until i saw the shipping prices over 100$
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i got it from a buddy who i believe bought a few from foamez, but he picked it up directly and didn't have to pay shipping.
 
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Nice board. is it gonna be a tri or single? looks like it would be awesome as either a twin or single actually.
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...it's gonna be a tri, just a new school swallowtail. I think the tail is kinda small to be a twin.
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It DOES look like a good single fin outline...

'hummm' , would you consider an 8-10" fins unlimited back fin box, with front systems [eg: futures, lokbox, redx] so you can HAVE the single fin option ?

... just my Australian two cents worth...

' ben balcony board boy chip ' [/quote]

that sounds like a good idea, i was alreay thinking of redx but the single fin idea is new to me and sounds pretty cool. i do not wanna go overboard(no pun intended) with this board, maybe just the basics for now.
 
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where did you get your blank from, how much was it. I was all accited to get one from ezfoam until i saw the shipping prices over 100$
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grommit PM me what you need My friend is opening a supply shop his blank prices are much cheaper than Foam-EZ and the shippings way cheaper as well.
He has a website www.surfboardsupplies.com but its hit a few hitches and is not up yet.
 
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Hmm....
As I posted before, your board is very good for your first try. Please finish sanding the rails.
NOBODY does great shapes before #7 or so. If you did, you are a freak.
Now, after you shape #50, THEN decide whether to keep your day job. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
And you shape good enough to continue in that direction.
Looks kinda MR twin myself, with bigger side fins, like 5.5".
 
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Hmm....
As I posted before, your board is very good for your first try. Please finish sanding the rails.
NOBODY does great shapes before #7 or so. If you did, you are a freak.
Now, after you shape #50, THEN decide whether to keep your day job. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
And you shape good enough to continue in that direction.
Looks kinda MR twin myself, with bigger side fins, like 5.5".
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thx leed, this is definitely a hobby, will still plan to order boards from my shaper, because the surfing part is the most important to me hehe.

i might just shape for my nephews who are tiny still and probably don't need a single to double concave with a slight v at the tail kick yet.
 
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