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Re: Cork deck
The cork cuts pretty clean with a router. I usually rough shape the rails with a 3/4 inch roundover bit. Final sanding is minimal, unless I'm messing around with the profile thickness.
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Re: Cork deck
Poobah,
Where do you find the ½" cork ?
Where do you find the ½" cork ?
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Nose on the nose,
No grunting he-man pose.
See how fast he goes!
What is it he knows?
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Re: Cork deck
I bought some slighly used half sheets 2 x 3 foot on ebay. They supposedly were used in some sort of retail display. I got full sheets of 3 x 4 foot underlayment from Arizona Tile on Morena Boulevard. I don't remember the cost. At the time they carried three thicknesses, 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 inch. I like the bigger sheets for making 2 boards up to 18 x 48 inches.
For our readers benefit, I should mention that this stuff is reconstituted waste from wine cork production. That's why it has little nooks and crannies. Someday I'd like to make an heirloom board from the real deal, like a sheet of unprocessed Portuguese or African cork. Ride like a Phoenecian!
For our readers benefit, I should mention that this stuff is reconstituted waste from wine cork production. That's why it has little nooks and crannies. Someday I'd like to make an heirloom board from the real deal, like a sheet of unprocessed Portuguese or African cork. Ride like a Phoenecian!
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Re: Cork deck
Something else to experiment with...sealing the rails and tail of the cork deck with hot paraffin.
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Re: Cork deck
Poobah,
What's the construction of the red board?
Bob
What's the construction of the red board?
Bob
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Re: Cork deck
It's fiberglass on foam...one of the burly HPD's. Behind the red board is an orange Paipo Nui...about 40 years older, but with a very similar nose and template angle. The little cork board in front of them is 30 inches long by 23 inches at the widest, 1/2 inch cork on 3/8 inch birch ply. It's a small "bike to the beach" board meant for small waves, but as you can see in the photo, it has almost as much surface area as the flat portion of the big boy HPD .
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Thanks.
I was unsure whether I was seeing a HPD with a cork bottom. The 40 year old Paipo Nui - is it a Valentine original or one of Pual Lindbergh's boards?
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I was unsure whether I was seeing a HPD with a cork bottom. The 40 year old Paipo Nui - is it a Valentine original or one of Pual Lindbergh's boards?
Bob
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The board isn't signed, but the logo appears to be an authentic Paipo Nui. Whether or not it's one of the kit boards (sold unfinished) is beyond me. It currently has clear resin on the deck, and red pigmented fiberglass on the bottom. The tail curve is the major difference in the template as compared to the modern HPD.
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Re: Cork deck
OK...now to get back on topic. I think there's still a lot of room for experimentation with cork. There's still a lot of fun left, like putting it on the bottom of the board. Handles, channels, strakes, tail skids, etc. If you don't like the way something works, then you can take it off with a big scraper.
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Re: Cork deck
I forgot to mention cork in the middle. I've heard of snowboards and kiteboards using cork as a sandwich material. This morning I stumbled across this bellyboard on the interweb:
http://www.korduroy.tv/makers/jon-wegen ... board/1644
http://www.korduroy.tv/makers/jon-wegen ... board/1644
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Hi, any more finds on the cork deck padding?
I will be looking for some for my next board, would be nice to fine some with a self adhesive 3m glue back, just a chest and elbow pad upfront, woud need about 2ft square to cut somthing out of
wonder if the stand-ups have anything?
I will be looking for some for my next board, would be nice to fine some with a self adhesive 3m glue back, just a chest and elbow pad upfront, woud need about 2ft square to cut somthing out of
wonder if the stand-ups have anything?
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Re: Cork deck
Corecork is what the standup guys use in their compsand builds. cut the pad for size. put on the board - trace around - mask off - then spray the areas you want glued with a can of 3m aerosol 66 adhesive (i think its called 66 - i can check my can tomorrow if you want) and the reverse side of the cork - wait 5minutes - press on. like SheeeeIIIIItttttt to a blanket
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Yes I think the NL20 CoreCork is the one but key is can you buy it in small piece other than big roll? And if so where/how? I just emailed company to see if they have suggestions. I'll post if anything comes back
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Good info guys, if they don't sell smaller than a big roll, maybe a shaper who uses it will sell a piece off the roll.
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Re: Cork deck
I was looking around for stomp pads and traction pads made of cork, then I stumbled on the barf pads. Has anybody tested a puddle of barf on the nose of their paipo?
http://www.daddiesboardshop.com/crab-gr ... -stomp-pad
http://www.daddiesboardshop.com/crab-gr ... -stomp-pad
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I emailed CoreCork and got this in return as a place to get smaller than a roll i.e. deck sized piece or whatever
Cork for deck-> Drew @ Inspired Surfboards
http://inspiredsurfboards.com tele: 904-829-9893.
Cork for deck-> Drew @ Inspired Surfboards
http://inspiredsurfboards.com tele: 904-829-9893.
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As for the "puke pads"--maybe when I was 16 years old but I have rather different aesthetic now.
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Re: Cork deck
A place that sells corecork in the uk is about 50 miles from me, tried an email nothing so far, will have to try the phone
I also just found this http://www.greenlightsurfsupply.com/sur ... cking.aspx
I also just found this http://www.greenlightsurfsupply.com/sur ... cking.aspx
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ok so I got some sample of corecork NL10 2mm and NL20 4mm, the roll is 1.25m wide and they will sell it by the meter, about $10 for the 2mm and $12 for the 4mm. so not expensive
gluing it on does not seem more complicated than contact adhesive
Anyone got any idea on sealing it, i think other wise is might just become a sponge to water?
gluing it on does not seem more complicated than contact adhesive
Anyone got any idea on sealing it, i think other wise is might just become a sponge to water?
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Re: Cork deck
I was thinking for sealing cork could squeegee on thin coat of epoxy and it should soak in before it sets. Alternate, the cheap and dirty, would be gentle use of heat gun ("borrowed" hair dryer) to melt some paraffin in. Either I hope! would leave it feeling still pretty soft and cork like but be much more water resistant. Never done it though so anyone who does, please report!
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