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Latest Paipo
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:49 am
by andybick
Been away for a while! but here's the latest paipo I've been working on:
Solid walnut 40.5" x 19" and 15mm max thickness. Convex profile top and bottom with very slight natural rocker.
I've been using tulipwood for this type of design so it should be interesting to see how I get on with the walnut which I've only used in handplanes before.
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:26 pm
by zensuni
Looks great
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:01 am
by andybick
Merci!!
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:22 am
by Uncle Grumpy
Very Nice.
FWIW,
Boat builders have a long held superstition against using walnut in watercraft.
It's known to them as "coffin wood".
I wouldn't worry about it tho'.
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:55 pm
by OG-AZN
Uncle Grumpy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:22 am
Very Nice.
FWIW,
Boat builders have a long held superstition against using walnut in watercraft.
It's known to them as "coffin wood".
I wouldn't worry about it tho'.
Well, since there's some old tradition of using coffin lids as paipo boards, it's all good...
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:34 am
by bgreen
How does it ride compared to your earlier boards?
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:56 am
by andybick
Uncle Grumpy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:22 am
Very Nice.
FWIW,
Boat builders have a long held superstition against using walnut in watercraft.
It's known to them as "coffin wood".
I wouldn't worry about it tho'.
Funnily enough my Grandad's sister was married to the guy who developed the original coffin lid bellyboards...
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:37 am
by andybick
bgreen wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:34 am
How does it ride compared to your earlier boards?
Being solid they don't have the buoyancy of the hollow boards. But being thin they duck dive like a dream and cut into the way face really nicely.
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:56 am
by andybick
Here's the 4ft6" x 18" version
Re: Latest Paipo
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:59 am
by andybick
And 4ft version.