Latest Paipo
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- Wave slider
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Latest Paipo
Been away for a while! but here's the latest paipo I've been working on:
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.
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.
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- zensuni
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Re: Latest Paipo
Looks great
- Uncle Grumpy
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Re: Latest Paipo
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'.![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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'.
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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Nose on the nose,
No grunting he-man pose.
See how fast he goes!
What is it he knows?
- OG-AZN
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Re: Latest Paipo
Well, since there's some old tradition of using coffin lids as paipo boards, it's all good...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'.![]()
- bgreen
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Re: Latest Paipo
How does it ride compared to your earlier boards?
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- Wave slider
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Re: Latest Paipo
Funnily enough my Grandad's sister was married to the guy who developed the original coffin lid bellyboards...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'.![]()
Rules? What rules?
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Re: Latest Paipo
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.
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