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by zensuni
Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:22 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

Are you using the fibreglass board much. Once you have a few boards, it is hard to regularly use them all. It is fun, pulling out a board that you haven't surfed for a while. Not that much actually. It's a fun little kneeboard for good waves, but I don't like it as a prone board, too wide on the no...
by zensuni
Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:16 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

I added 2 small wakeboard fiberglass fins to the board, as they are very easy to install, all I had to do was to drill 4 holes and screw the fins. I rode the board this morning in clean 4' waves. At first I tried to ride it "kneeboard style" for fun, the fins helped a little bit but not th...
by zensuni
Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: First Build
Replies: 12
Views: 21528

Re: First Build

By reducing the thickness you will gain flex, you can also make a concave to make the board lighter.
by zensuni
Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:18 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

I tested the board in small waves. It is actually pretty light and buoyant. For a strict prone use, I prefer my thinner and narower plywood board, for it has more flex and drive. I kneeboarded a little bit, super easy to "popup" cause the board is wide and flat, but then it is complicated ...
by zensuni
Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:12 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

OG-AZN wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:01 pm Should be a fun ride with a lot of float. How heavy is the board? All the paulownia boards I've ridden were super light compared to my usual plywood.
Well, it is lighter than pine, but not that much actually.
Although the board is thick with no concave.
by zensuni
Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:28 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

The board after 2 coats of linseed oil / "white spirit".
Very long to dry !
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by zensuni
Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Latest Paipo
Replies: 9
Views: 13603

Re: Latest Paipo

Looks great
by zensuni
Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:27 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

I started to oil the board with a mix of linseed oil and white spirit (I couldn't find turpentine), looks great.
I still need to apply several coats, but in the end it might be more efficient to protect the board than just a classic varnish, as the oil really penetrates deep inside the wood.
by zensuni
Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Re: Paulownia paipo

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by zensuni
Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:00 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paulownia paipo
Replies: 11
Views: 20073

Paulownia paipo

Hi there, I found a paulownia provider near my city, so I got a 50x120cm, 2cm thick blank. I want to make an allround board, simple shape, finless, to use it as a prone paipo or as a kneeboard, depending of the conditions and the mood. I have a polyester resin paipo already (inspired by the elpaipo ...
by zensuni
Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Mini Paipos
Replies: 21
Views: 89143

Re: Mini Paipos

Nice kickboards !
I like these little planks, simple but efficient.
I usually ride plywood kickboards but yours seem more evolved.
by zensuni
Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:20 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New project... this time a Paipo
Replies: 34
Views: 37320

Re: New project... this time a Paipo

I was too looking for very small fins for my paipo/kneeboard hybrid, and went for this alternative: 20210803_071101.jpg TMF knubster, it is supposed to be a center fin, I use it as twin fins. Comparing to the 2 classic thruster fins I tried before (bigger), the drag is significantly reduced, but it ...
by zensuni
Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:27 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61840

Re: French paipo

New test this morning, in good clean waves. Knee riding this board was a blast, it has the agility of a paipo, like a paipo you can take off at the last moment, but once on knee you can do fun radical things, bottom turn, cut backs, although it won't pass flat sections most of the time. The bad part...
by zensuni
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:49 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61840

Re: French paipo

I tested the board, but it was too flat, the waves were too small. The good thing is that kneeboarding is easy on that thing, the shortness, the flat wide surface, it helps. The board has some floatation, which I am not used to. The keels fins seem too big for small waves. Next time I will use 2 cla...
by zensuni
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:41 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New project... this time a Paipo
Replies: 34
Views: 37320

Re: New project... this time a Paipo

I am not a big fan of cork, it does add a bit of floatation (not that much), but it takes days to dry. You don t need floatation on a paipo, it is just a comfort. Regarding the nose, I prefer it rounded, but it is a matter of preference.
by zensuni
Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61840

Re: French paipo

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by zensuni
Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:57 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61840

Re: French paipo

Done !
I finally got the board.
I got a good discount on the board, as the paint job was not great.
Actually it looks like an actual old board :lol:
But the rest is good and quite conform to the original model.
by zensuni
Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:56 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61840

Re: French paipo

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by zensuni
Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:13 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
Replies: 16
Views: 26793

Re: Very thin rails with bouncy

You should sell these boards you shape
by zensuni
Sun Jun 20, 2021 3:04 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
Replies: 16
Views: 26793

Re: Very thin rails with bouncy

This board has a great look !