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Karuhi...what are these paulownia alternatives?
SDF No3 paulownia wood board
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Re: SDF No3 paulownia wood board
The east coast is at its best around this time of year, light off shore winds most mornings in between the south westerly storms ,with19 to 20deg water be free from your wetsuit, bring rash vests and plenty sun block remember your elbows without your wet suit padding.SE swell with SW winds works well .
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Re: SDF No3 paulownia wood board
I think two coats of epoxy is the safest way to start. That way you have a Plan B if it cracks along the grain...you can put on a layer of 4 oz. glass as a fix.
I remember John Mellor snapping a surfboard that had a chambered stringer. It was 1 inch chambered redwood capped on either side with unchambered 1/8 inch cedar. His inside corners were sharp 90 degree. That's where it failed. You'd think the weakest part should be at the middle of the span over the chamber, and maybe sometimes it is. But where the pillar meets thinner wood at the corner of the chamber can be a hinge point where the wood flexes differently. That was the campfire theory at least.
Something scary from the archives...Chris Fifield's 10 kilo crowd sweeper:
http://mypaipoboards.org/riders/Chris_F ... ield.shtml
I remember John Mellor snapping a surfboard that had a chambered stringer. It was 1 inch chambered redwood capped on either side with unchambered 1/8 inch cedar. His inside corners were sharp 90 degree. That's where it failed. You'd think the weakest part should be at the middle of the span over the chamber, and maybe sometimes it is. But where the pillar meets thinner wood at the corner of the chamber can be a hinge point where the wood flexes differently. That was the campfire theory at least.
Something scary from the archives...Chris Fifield's 10 kilo crowd sweeper:
http://mypaipoboards.org/riders/Chris_F ... ield.shtml
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Re: SDF No3 paulownia wood board
That's cool <i had never seen it before!!
"Something scary from the archives...Chris Fifield's 10 kilo crowd sweeper:"
http://mypaipoboards.org/riders/Chris_F ... ield.shtml
I just got my board back tonight, little wet and dry to polish it up a bit and I will get some nice pics taken, in contast to that 10kg 22lb beast, mine has come out at 7.5lbs and feels really strong.
"Something scary from the archives...Chris Fifield's 10 kilo crowd sweeper:"
http://mypaipoboards.org/riders/Chris_F ... ield.shtml
I just got my board back tonight, little wet and dry to polish it up a bit and I will get some nice pics taken, in contast to that 10kg 22lb beast, mine has come out at 7.5lbs and feels really strong.
http://www.sdfsurfboards.co.uk/ built my paipo!
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Re: SDF No3 paulownia wood board
Well took the board on my trip to J-bay a few months back and had its maiden voyage there, it works!!
The float is very nice and it glides through he water well with the hull entry. Pretty easy to catch waves on.
its functional and rides well off the tail.
The float is very nice and it glides through he water well with the hull entry. Pretty easy to catch waves on.
its functional and rides well off the tail.
http://www.sdfsurfboards.co.uk/ built my paipo!
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