My second board after shaping a 4'10 fish. Tried a twin pickle-fork but with a standard hybrid outline vs the more parallel shapes you see around. I had an old CI Pod and Pod Mod that I loved so used them as a base outline. I was also curious to shape a pickle fork and as I imagined, it sucked. Probably with the right tools it would've been easier. Glassing it sucked even more.
The epoxy resin and hardener I used is two years old and was a cheaper house epoxy so it sucked using it the second time around. Didn't saturate well with the cloth so I ended up spending way too much time sanding and smoothing things out. It didn't help that it was sitting in a hot carpenter shed for two summers. It also yellow-ed like hell.
Overall, the second time shaping was a bit more frustrating, especially trying to shape something a little more performance. You also lose the excitement after the first time The rails were harder to get right but I think it turned out pretty decent. Especially with the crappy working conditions including non-air-conditioned shed in hot ass Fresno, bad lighting, kids, wife, etc etc...
I used the same concaves that I used in the 4'10 Fish that has been working great for me. Displacement Hull -> Slight Single -> Double Concave with the deepest points alongside the rails tapering into the fins -> Slight V
I don't really see double concaves tapering into the fins much so I thought it would be fun experimenting. So far, I like it. Anybody know of boards that have these concaves?
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to check it out. Thanks!
The epoxy resin and hardener I used is two years old and was a cheaper house epoxy so it sucked using it the second time around. Didn't saturate well with the cloth so I ended up spending way too much time sanding and smoothing things out. It didn't help that it was sitting in a hot carpenter shed for two summers. It also yellow-ed like hell.
Overall, the second time shaping was a bit more frustrating, especially trying to shape something a little more performance. You also lose the excitement after the first time The rails were harder to get right but I think it turned out pretty decent. Especially with the crappy working conditions including non-air-conditioned shed in hot ass Fresno, bad lighting, kids, wife, etc etc...
I used the same concaves that I used in the 4'10 Fish that has been working great for me. Displacement Hull -> Slight Single -> Double Concave with the deepest points alongside the rails tapering into the fins -> Slight V
I don't really see double concaves tapering into the fins much so I thought it would be fun experimenting. So far, I like it. Anybody know of boards that have these concaves?
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to check it out. Thanks!