How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
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How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
Along the sessions, I realize that my finless plywood board is great in small, nice peeling waves, but sometimes when the waves get bigger, when they section, when I need to do some quick turns, then the board lacks some control. No real side slipping issue, but it turns by drifting more than biting the wave.
Maybe I could get some extra control by adding one or two small skegs ?
I know how to make the skegs in plywood, but I wonder how to attach them to the board. Glue ? Epoxy resin ? Screws ?
Maybe I could get some extra control by adding one or two small skegs ?
I know how to make the skegs in plywood, but I wonder how to attach them to the board. Glue ? Epoxy resin ? Screws ?
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Re: How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
Gorilla glue
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Re: How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
I've never tried to do this, but there have been a variety of approaches:
See, question 3: http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Dav ... 0716.shtml
Q 21 - looks like fibreglassed in: http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Bry ... 0113.shtml
These look set into the wood and likley glassed as well:
http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Bar ... 1130.shtml
Question 4 - fibreglass - http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Col ... 0605.shtml
Originally nailed from the deck & glassed.
http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Lei ... 0914.shtml
See, question 3: http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Dav ... 0716.shtml
Q 21 - looks like fibreglassed in: http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Bry ... 0113.shtml
These look set into the wood and likley glassed as well:
http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Bar ... 1130.shtml
Question 4 - fibreglass - http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Col ... 0605.shtml
Originally nailed from the deck & glassed.
http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Lei ... 0914.shtml
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Re: How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
Gorilla Glue is sturdy stuff but you MUST clamp very well because it expands a lot as it reacts. And it goes off fast so be ready for that.
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Re: How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
Why not glass them?
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Re: How to add plywood skegs to a finless plywood board ?
when two woods are glued, as a rule the glue has to be more elastic than wood, if it is glued with polyester or epoxy, it flexes with the bendingkage wrote:Why not glass them?
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cuando se pegan 2 maderas, por norma la cola tiene que ser mas elástica que la madera, si se pega con poliéster o epoxy, este con la flexión se resquebraja
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