Nothing New

I havent posted for a while due to dramitacally slowing down with my shaping due to my back accident, the error on gareths board has stumped me and stalled future projects as im not happy to pass that board on to him, im to much of a perfectionist to allow that no matter what.the situation I take pride in my work and hobby.

This weekend I hope to paint gareths board, then the following weekend I need to purchase 4 litres of ready mixed uv resin then glass the sucker, the following weekend attached the fcs and start sanding, so that takes a month by the looks, Ive slowed down cause I can only do little bits at a time and dont want to hurt my back, sorry gareth, so sorry mate.

My plan for my mate is a step up semi type gun anyway due to him already having a fish, so will be ready for those perfect off shore winter swells.  Its dissapionting how long its taking but cant avoid that with a bad back. 

I cant even start on a board for me, have to shelve my board due to stuffing gareths, but i will keep his, you never know, it might be a great board for me, haaaaaaaa,

more on gareths surfboard

Well, I stuffed it peoples, I lowered the apex on the rails for gareths surfboard to far, oh well, to be honest I was seeking a lower apex on the rail and just took a few to many cuts, thats the way it goes.  I will use this board for testing and start again, will shape the same shape and I will keep this one.  I have posted a video on my facebook page which is diggersurfboards.  The email on facebook is scottssurfboards@westnet.com.au if anyone wants to see the error.  I have nothing to hide in my surfboard making adventures and want to share all with you, the good and the bad.

Cheers Guys

Scott

Addiction

ah the addiction of shaping, even though I havent finished gareths board I already now what Im making next, just got to source a blank for it, havent come up with a rocker yet or fin placements but she is going to be a bonzer with a difference, this one will be all for me when I get back to surfing agian, will use her for encouragement to do my excercises.

 The dreams of what ive been wanting to make have kept me up at night so I had to draw it out the other day and it looks pretty good, will look at the full scale drawing for a while just to visulize it better. 

Have a great new year everyone and hope its better than last year for you

Another Setback

Over Christmas I have damaged my back, ive been laid up since the 25th and have not been able to shape at all.  The frustrating part of this is all I have to do for gareths board now is to screen the rails, final sand, spray paint white, then all done.  After that its glassing time, I hope one day soon to get back to it, sorry gareth.

too tired

Its so hard to find time to finish the little tasks on this blank, im just to tired to try to attack it tonight, I know what i have to do, Ive gone done tonight again and looked at the blank just to check it out and imagine my next step, visualize my task and visualize myself doing it.  Now its time for bed.

next few days

tommorow night I really hope to get the rails completed on gareths board, cant stop thinking about them and the fin lay up, cant wait till I can find some time to get this done, getting harder to find the time.

first rail band on gareths board

Today I completed the first rail band on my close mates board, it came up a treat, same angle all the way along, no bumps, no dips, just beautiful, I could have got a slightly better line at the top of the deck for the rail band but overall cant be happier, the next rail band will be completed tommorow and if I get time will do bottom rail band and then roll the bands over and screen next weekend, then  organize glass, fin plugs, paint.  Hey mate she is getting there and looking the goods at the moment.

On the 18th I couldnt sleep till I completed the 2nd rail band, so waited till everyone in bed and asleep, slipped down stairs and cut in the second rail band.  Now all that needs doing is the bottom rail band then roll the top rail band down, then blend her all in and its done, yeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww, I love shaping gareth, such a buzz