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minwax works on paulownia I would rub the board dowm with mineral spirts before you start

I would skip the glass just a big mess I use minwax poyurethane clear gloss or semigloss about 6 coats It will be water tight for years and if it get bashed up it is easy to fix. at 4' length will give you speed not hard to turn. you can alway cut it down but you can't make it longer. on a 1" t...

for the first board I would keep it simple. cedar is nice I have some out of it 1" cedar strips looks good the glue joints are stronger then the wood but cedar sometime like to split on the grain so keep it about 1" thick 12" to 14" wide and about 4' long keep the rails square at...

you had to follow the template if you wanted a good points, but the fins were up to you. we made " T " fins thaught it would lift you out of the water (fat chance at that ever happing)

wax on son

cool board now go make some more one is not enought. welcome on board

great stuff larry

to much crap k.i.s.s.

why??????????????

amen

well said

my Dafins are 2year old and I use them almost every day and they still look new. like I said before fin are like shoes not all peoples feet fit the same shoe

nice nice nice!

k.i.s.s. flat is were it at and I need change for my $.50

I am going only 20 min from my house

cool

for tools go to a swap meet or yard sale stay away from cheep junk tools (china) a good tool will last a life time and then some I have tool my great grandad used in his day you just need to keep them sharp MRMIKE

For your first board I would keep the bottom flat In my opinion flat is the fastest some will disagree but it is the easiest to make . the rails I keep square 1/2 the thickness of the board so if the board is 1/2" thick the rails should be about 1/4" . take a plane and plane down on the to...

cornish style 4' x 1' x 1/2"

lounger does ok but the dog hates it