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Damn Pesky Longboards!

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:40 am
by kitesurfer
There just too damn long!!!
Hmmm might encounter a few physical problems whilst making phils new longboard for him over the coming weeks.

Check out the photos and i'm sure you'll see what i mean! :shock:

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Will keep you all posted how i get on with my first longboard project as and when it starts to take shape.

KS

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:46 am
by Phil
so glad i didnt ask for a 10ft nose rider, how big was the blank? that a home blown blank as well?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:49 pm
by tomcat360
I feel your pain, I can't walk around to the other side of the blank in my shaping area!

It really sucks. I've made a vowel, no more boards until I've got a place to shape, better than what I'm doing now.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:08 pm
by Driftingalong
tomcat360 wrote: I've made a vowel,


Hey Tom, I know of A, E, I, O and U (sometimes Y); what did you come up with? :P

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:25 pm
by sal
I'm in Wales, so W counts here! :D

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:27 pm
by tomcat360
It's actually a mix between the greek letter pheta and my avatar picture. :D

so now I'm curious, how do you spell the other one? vow?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:02 am
by sal
tomcat360 wrote:so now I'm curious, how do you spell the other one? vow?


yep :D

Re: Damn Pesky Longboards!

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:34 am
by drowningbitbybit
kitesurfer wrote:There just too damn long!!!
Hmmm might encounter a few physical problems whilst making phils new longboard for him over the coming weeks.


Chop it in two - maybe a 5' shortboard and a 4' fish. We all know how phil secretly loves little short boards :wink:

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:49 am
by Phil
lol ill let you have a go on it when its done matt we all know how you love riding longboards :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:26 pm
by drowningbitbybit
Phil wrote:lol ill let you have a go on it when its done matt we all know how you love riding longboards :lol:


*shudder* :wink:

I'll give it a go... I'll try anything once... and if it hurts the first time, then you need to try again to make sure :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:11 pm
by Phil
ill hold you to that :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:49 am
by kitesurfer
Fortunately haven't had to resort to such drastic measures like chopping phils board in half etc, etc.
But the lack of space has been abit of an issue in shaping phils board. Haven't been able to get far enough away from it to eye it up properly and all my shaping is done by eye. Also getting the bottom right was easy in comparison to doing the deck. Getting the deck right has involved much faffing, but you can't beat a good old faff.

Anyhows as promised a few photos to wet your appetiite. The boards not yet finished but it's well on it's way. hopefully ready just in time for a new year's surf.

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KS

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:40 am
by sal
Hey that's gonna be another nice board when you've finished KS! :D

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:06 pm
by tomcat360
Very nice!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:51 pm
by drowningbitbybit
Chop it in half and it'll be alright I s'pose :wink:

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:25 pm
by el_timmo
still not as nice as this.....

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yes that is correct, I have yet again managed to put a picture of my lovely board on the forum!!!

anyway, it looks really nice KS!!!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:26 pm
by sal
el_timmo wrote:still not as nice as this.....


show off! :wink: :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:56 pm
by essex sucks
i make that 7 times timmo nice ks

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:46 am
by kitesurfer
Glassing tonight!

8)

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:55 pm
by Phil
woot look forward to seeing it after the glass job, cant wait to get it in the water for new years :D :D :D