Excellent! Worthwhile experiment. I like the way you held the board up in the bright sunlight to show us how well your shaping/ sanding turned out. Michigan USA
Here's ep1 of 3 episodes on putting in fin boxes, I hope this helps. Thanks for the feedback 🙂 th-cam.com/video/EYLlLxkp29g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fN0RLT33z51BWYwY
Love it! Someone crazier or stupider than me? I'm watching this chuckling to myself thinking how many people would put this much work into a board like that. Then I came to the comment at 7:26 and you say it all, "Wow, that was a lot of work!" (have a beer...or 12...) Great job mate! But here's the thing, you gave me some wonderful ideas for other projects. I have numerous pieces of scrape wood and perhaps combining it with foam filler, some laminated sheets, there might be some fun and unique future projects here! Thank you!!!
Geeesh, what a great video! You are a true artist and inspirational for those other of us who do "crazy" stuff too. I hit this video as I step out into no-man's land doing a very similar project. Wish me luck and hope I can pull off half as good as yours.
Great video. I part exchanged a noserider longboard today. Made a big mistake, as I didn't realize how many digs it had. It's too good to take off the fibreglass. If I repair the pressure dings etc, and sand down the hot coat, could I glue Paulownia to the sanded polyester resin? The board is 23 wide and I'd like a 25.5" wide board. The board is already heavy. But it'd be fun to have a wooden board. What do you think?
I don't see why not....if you're not too concerned about weight, maybe you could go a little thinner with the Paulownia as well, maybe 1/8", I generally use 1/4". The only concern would be the rails, you probably still need to cut them off but that would give you the width you're after. Maybe just use some Q cell to fill the dings & depressions, easy to sand and get in shape. Have fun ✌🏼🙂
Thanks for the video. Did you use your own thicknesser to prepare all the strip planks? Also the coving edges, assume you used a router to get them in? Could see a proud look from you when your board wash finished, awesome.
Hi, I got a joiner to dress the strips as I don't have the gear and Yes the bead and cove was done with a router table but I feel it's not needed on the bottom of board, just square edges would suffice. Clamping the bead and cove can bring other problems too if it's not cleanly machined eg. trying to get a gap free joint to make it water tight if you're not glassing. It all has pros and cons. It does look nice oiled, has a real deep grain look. Thanks for the feedback. ✌🏼🙂
This is a great idea, just wondering is there a reason why you couldnt vacuum bag the skin on ? seems this would be easier and not so much work. Is the paulownia to thick and not easy to bag on ?
Thanks for putting these vidoes up so we can all learn some different techniques with wood. But a total act of randomness ? does it matter if someone copies our ideas or we copy theirs ? most ideas are copies or learnt techniques anyway with a tweak here or there.
I agree, " most ideas are copies or learn't techniques anyway with a tweak here or there." in this case though (wrapping a surfboard in timber) for me it wasn't, & possibly somebody somewhere at that time was doing the same thing, who knows?. Hence "an act of total randomness", unfortunately for us all Big Surf Co/business are very proactive today in protecting what they perceive as their own ideas or techniques. Thanks for that.
G'day John. You inspired me to start a similar project. I'm wondering about setting fin boxes back into the expanded foam though, was that strong enough to set them back in or would you do something different? I'm considering setting blocks of timber into the foam for the fin boxes to go into.
Seamus Miller Cheers Seamus, so far holding up but putting blocks there would be a good idea & certainly be stronger. I feel that the 4 to 5mm timber that the boxes were set in on this board ( I agree the expandable foam has no strength ) is much stronger than in a fiberglass board. I'm now wanting to do a new shaped blank. good luck with it.
Nice work, i am working on longboard with your instructions, worked great so far . One question about the rail, how many layer did you add ? One at the beginning with of squared pieces and than other four above using the template?
thought to cover it with epoxy resin afterwards, do you thing I have to use fiber as well or does work out without? Would like to avoid to add further weight, cause i used african whitewood, the only lightwood I could find here, the market on sardinia is quiet limited :D
@@aleksardah9532 Hi mate, I used 4 rail bands, 5 in total. The number you use depends on what shape rail you want in relation to the thickness of your board, less bands gives you a rounder fuller rail , more bands if you'd like a lower thinner rail. If you get good tight joints there's probably no need to use cloth when glassing, just paint, but if you have a few gaps and can suck air between the joints then may need to glass with cloth fiber. You may be able to source 3/4oz cloth fiber (used for model airplanes) which will help keep the weight low. Thanks for the feedback ✌🏼🙂
such a rad project. considering a similar 'wrap' with cloth reinforcement to act as a shield for the bottom of a whitewater river SUP. these get a lot of damage from rocks, so my question: do you think 5mm is enough to protect the board? how much stronger is this board than just a traditionally glassed board?
Hi David, I don't think Paulownia timber would surfice, it's reasonably strong impact strength but you can push your finger nail into it when not glassed and even glassed wouldn't stand up to what your discribing. I'd be only guessing what you need but I'd be looking at other craft that white water and what material their made from... maybe you could use that as the wrap in place of Paulownia/tlmber.
Heya John, Great vid on the build, and what a beauty of a board came out! Could you please fill me in on your preffered method for glueing up the deck or bottem strips? Both you're "full bottem glue-up" or "single strip deck" methods seem to work fine to me, but why did you switch? And how would you do it next time? Keep on doing what you do! Cheers Richard
+675Rich thank you, I was just experimenting really....If I had to choose I'd go the "single strip". Some ppl are vacuum bagging thinner 3mm x width of board sheets to the deck & bottom but I don't have that luxury.
+DeepCreekTV Thanks for the reply! Funny that I made a "el cheapo" vacuum/ rockertable for kitesurfboards, and that was actually why i asked. Now trying a strapless kiteboard combining that with your method. Dont throw away old fridge motors (becouse thats all you need for your own vacuum pump)
If i have a PU board can i use some q-cell to stick the timber to the bottom and the deck? if i live Perth western Australia, were do i get the paulownia timber from?
yes it think q cell OK just do a test run first. Paulownia ? ...well we got plenty over here on the east coast, I'm sure there's someone growing over there 8-)
Riley Balsawood Cheers Mark, Ive been using Paulownia so I don't have to glass & it's in plentiful supply were I live & I'm enjoying the felling/milling process. But hey, I'm always open to easier techniques, thanks.
Tyron Morgan yep Ive surfed it but just a little small & a bit too much rocker for me, 6'1 x 20 x 2 5/8. very loose....construction wise it seems to be holding together well.
Looks nice, great job. I'm just wondering what type of glue did you use to glue the foam with the wood? Was it like a special type of glue or just all purpose glue?
Thanks, I think I used epoxy putty on the bottom & polyurethane foaming glue on the deck, lately Ive just been using foaming glue but u need to make sure you get a good seal other wise it will leak if your going to oil/wax finish.
Hi John, could you give me some more information about coating it with beeswax? I am looking to do the same thing but I am wondering how it keep the board from getting pressure dings if the wood isnt that thick. And what did you mix it with? Let me know :)
You should find the timber will have good impact strength, I've never had a pressure ding but it does scratch although without glass the scratch generally self repairs over time. I mix bees wax with natural turpentine oil to make a polish, you can experiment with it. Before this I give it 4 coats of thinned raw tung oil, this is a very slow process, 4weeks to dry before bees wax polish.
@@DeepCreekTV ok John. Clear enough. West System's known but Yankee. As far as I can I avoid to use it and didn't know they made epoxy structural adhesives. Let's say Gurit is the European improved enlarged staff competitor to west system. You can find all staff and specs on the web. You get no Gurit down under, do you? Sounds interesting.
@@DeepCreekTV have a look on the web for gurit SP106 resin for wood applications can be mixed with all kind of fillers and also pure for wood impreg. As well as Spabond 340 or 345 for wood bonding. I will try these adhesives to avoid wood stem bending on recycling an old gun board cause I got no steaming staff. I know it is risky. Will let you know.
@@fabioprb3538 check this, Episode 4 an easy way to steam.... th-cam.com/video/ngDUvJSGof4/w-d-xo.html You need to be careful, if you don't steam there's a chance you can flatten the rocker, I talk a little about that at the back end of Episode 3 th-cam.com/video/BRFC8n2tN6w/w-d-xo.html
Hope somebody sees this video for future light electric vehicle frames.Can you imagine a 1961BMC Mini--aka retro mini--resurrected and built electric this way.
I want to tray to meak fish bord because here we don’t have any plays for selling the surf borders but the only problem that I have is about Internal measurements if you can hellp me in that please
DeepCreekTV yeh brother and thank you sooo much for your vedios , I meak one surf bord like this but I was have problem wiht the havey and olso the templates
Too much elaborate. Also this this wood sheets made whole board significantly thicker and chunkier than former shape. Use veneer rather than this thick sheet and most of all use vacuum bagging. For u can laminating rails use saran wrap method with plastic food wrap foil.
Excellent! Worthwhile experiment. I like the way you held the board up in the bright sunlight to show us how well your shaping/ sanding turned out. Michigan USA
Great video. Would love to have seen the fin box install and rail shaping......maybe next time?!!! Thank you for sharing.
Here's ep1 of 3 episodes on putting in fin boxes, I hope this helps. Thanks for the feedback 🙂
th-cam.com/video/EYLlLxkp29g/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fN0RLT33z51BWYwY
Love it! Someone crazier or stupider than me? I'm watching this chuckling to myself thinking how many people would put this much work into a board like that. Then I came to the comment at 7:26 and you say it all, "Wow, that was a lot of work!" (have a beer...or 12...) Great job mate! But here's the thing, you gave me some wonderful ideas for other projects. I have numerous pieces of scrape wood and perhaps combining it with foam filler, some laminated sheets, there might be some fun and unique future projects here! Thank you!!!
+rickndianacom cheers mate thanks for the kind feedback, its a funny thing hey how the idea process works, & them beers....well, yes.
Geeesh, what a great video! You are a true artist and inspirational for those other of us who do "crazy" stuff too. I hit this video as I step out into no-man's land doing a very similar project. Wish me luck and hope I can pull off half as good as yours.
thanks, good luck with it.
I never stop to appreciate your videos!!!Amazing!!!
This guys is a genius. Really cool product
Beautiful work mate! Piece of aart!
Really like you're style! one subscriber extra for u my friend!
Boards look super!
Great video. I part exchanged a noserider longboard today. Made a big mistake, as I didn't realize how many digs it had. It's too good to take off the fibreglass. If I repair the pressure dings etc, and sand down the hot coat, could I glue Paulownia to the sanded polyester resin? The board is 23 wide and I'd like a 25.5" wide board. The board is already heavy. But it'd be fun to have a wooden board. What do you think?
I don't see why not....if you're not too concerned about weight, maybe you could go a little thinner with the Paulownia as well, maybe 1/8", I generally use 1/4". The only concern would be the rails, you probably still need to cut them off but that would give you the width you're after. Maybe just use some Q cell to fill the dings & depressions, easy to sand and get in shape.
Have fun ✌🏼🙂
Great job Mate!!! Lot of work and cannot figure what could cost if you would invoice....but is a real masterpiece. Congrats.
Thanks.... I've got a new one to show, will drop a yarn on it soon.... PS it's def not a commercial product 👻
Looks like a good experiment. beautifully done!
Thank's for the video! Awesome work
Amazing job I was just wondering what I would do with my broken board! thanks !! let's give her a second chance
Great job mate!
Beautiful board. Thanks for sharing!
Magistral trabajo y un soporte que envellece y da naturalidad a la tabla,un saludo
+Paulino diaz lorenzo thanks..
Turned out awesome 👍 really nice work 😀
Thanks for the feedback ✌️🙂
Thanks for your video idol i learn how to make foam core skimboard...
Thanks for the video. Did you use your own thicknesser to prepare all the strip planks? Also the coving edges, assume you used a router to get them in? Could see a proud look from you when your board wash finished, awesome.
Hi, I got a joiner to dress the strips as I don't have the gear and Yes the bead and cove was done with a router table but I feel it's not needed on the bottom of board, just square edges would suffice. Clamping the bead and cove can bring other problems too if it's not cleanly machined eg. trying to get a gap free joint to make it water tight if you're not glassing. It all has pros and cons. It does look nice oiled, has a real deep grain look. Thanks for the feedback. ✌🏼🙂
Beautiful work, love seeing someone work off their experience instead of plans. Can I ask which glue you use here in Australia?
Thank you.. I generally use a expanding Polyurethane. or epoxy putty
Great stuff and nice detailed video
This is a great idea, just wondering is there a reason why you couldnt vacuum bag the skin on ? seems this would be easier and not so much work. Is the paulownia to thick and not easy to bag on ?
Thanks for putting these vidoes up so we can all learn some different techniques with wood. But a total act of randomness ? does it matter if someone copies our ideas or we copy theirs ? most ideas are copies or learnt techniques anyway with a tweak here or there.
I agree, " most ideas are copies or learn't techniques anyway with a tweak here or there." in this case though (wrapping a surfboard in timber) for me it wasn't, & possibly somebody somewhere at that time was doing the same thing, who knows?. Hence "an act of total randomness", unfortunately for us all Big Surf Co/business are very proactive today in protecting what they perceive as their own ideas or techniques. Thanks for that.
G'day John. You inspired me to start a similar project. I'm wondering about setting fin boxes back into the expanded foam though, was that strong enough to set them back in or would you do something different? I'm considering setting blocks of timber into the foam for the fin boxes to go into.
Seamus Miller Cheers Seamus, so far holding up but putting blocks there would be a good idea & certainly be stronger. I feel that the 4 to 5mm timber that the boxes were set in on this board ( I agree the expandable foam has no strength ) is much stronger than in a fiberglass board. I'm now wanting to do a new shaped blank. good luck with it.
Nice work, i am working on longboard with your instructions, worked great so far . One question about the rail, how many layer did you add ? One at the beginning with of squared pieces and than other four above using the template?
thought to cover it with epoxy resin afterwards, do you thing I have to use fiber as well or does work out without? Would like to avoid to add further weight, cause i used african whitewood, the only lightwood I could find here, the market on sardinia is quiet limited :D
@@aleksardah9532 Hi mate, I used 4 rail bands, 5 in total. The number you use depends on what shape rail you want in relation to the thickness of your board, less bands gives you a rounder fuller rail , more bands if you'd like a lower thinner rail.
If you get good tight joints there's probably no need to use cloth when glassing, just paint, but if you have a few gaps and can suck air between the joints then may need to glass with cloth fiber. You may be able to source 3/4oz cloth fiber (used for model airplanes) which will help keep the weight low.
Thanks for the feedback ✌🏼🙂
such a rad project. considering a similar 'wrap' with cloth reinforcement to act as a shield for the bottom of a whitewater river SUP. these get a lot of damage from rocks, so my question: do you think 5mm is enough to protect the board? how much stronger is this board than just a traditionally glassed board?
Hi David, I don't think Paulownia timber would surfice, it's reasonably strong impact strength but you can push your finger nail into it when not glassed and even glassed wouldn't stand up to what your discribing.
I'd be only guessing what you need but I'd be looking at other craft that white water and what material their made from... maybe you could use that as the wrap in place of Paulownia/tlmber.
Love your job! congrats
by the way what is the name of the wood you use
thanks....it's paulownia
Heya John, Great vid on the build, and what a beauty of a board came out! Could you please fill me in on your preffered method for glueing up the deck or bottem strips? Both you're "full bottem glue-up" or "single strip deck" methods seem to work fine to me, but why did you switch? And how would you do it next time? Keep on doing what you do! Cheers Richard
+675Rich thank you, I was just experimenting really....If I had to choose I'd go the "single strip". Some ppl are vacuum bagging thinner 3mm x width of board sheets to the deck & bottom but I don't have that luxury.
+DeepCreekTV Thanks for the reply! Funny that I made a "el cheapo" vacuum/ rockertable for kitesurfboards, and that was actually why i asked. Now trying a strapless kiteboard combining that with your method. Dont throw away old fridge motors (becouse thats all you need for your own vacuum pump)
Hell of a project son.
If i have a PU board can i use some q-cell to stick the timber to the bottom and the deck? if i live Perth western Australia, were do i get the paulownia timber from?
yes it think q cell OK just do a test run first. Paulownia ? ...well we got plenty over here on the east coast, I'm sure there's someone growing over there 8-)
awesome stuff!
Hi, thanks for the nice video. What kind of glue are you using for the strips of wood and foam?
Thanks, I've been using polyurethane foaming glue for deck and bottom, expoxy putty for the rail bands.👌
Great for recycling a board - you could use balsa sheets and full rails to make it easier, quicker and lighter.
Riley Balsawood Cheers Mark, Ive been using Paulownia so I don't have to glass & it's in plentiful supply were I live & I'm enjoying the felling/milling process. But hey, I'm always open to easier techniques, thanks.
Balsa is lighter
+Riley Balsawood yep it sure is but....I'm lovin' the extra weight = drive & inertia, of a heavier board. 8-)
Hi, one thing i am still not sure on is, how do you measure were the fin boxes go?
gday, there's plenty of sites covering that, check em out.
good stuff... been in the water yet?
Tyron Morgan yep Ive surfed it but just a little small & a bit too much rocker for me, 6'1 x 20 x 2 5/8. very loose....construction wise it seems to be holding together well.
DeepCreekTV well it looks awesome...I sent you an email of my latest work. I'm hooked on wooden surfboards
Looks nice, great job. I'm just wondering what type of glue did you use to glue the foam with the wood? Was it like a special type of glue or just all purpose glue?
Thanks, I think I used epoxy putty on the bottom & polyurethane foaming glue on the deck, lately Ive just been using foaming glue but u need to make sure you get a good seal other wise it will leak if your going to oil/wax finish.
Okay thanks!!!
Hi, i inspire to make a board like this but don't know where to get the timber from?
Pierce, where do you reside?
Hi, i live in Perth, western Australia
Hi John, could you give me some more information about coating it with beeswax? I am looking to do the same thing but I am wondering how it keep the board from getting pressure dings if the wood isnt that thick. And what did you mix it with? Let me know :)
You should find the timber will have good impact strength, I've never had a pressure ding but it does scratch although without glass the scratch generally self repairs over time. I mix bees wax with natural turpentine oil to make a polish, you can experiment with it. Before this I give it 4 coats of thinned raw tung oil, this is a very slow process, 4weeks to dry before bees wax polish.
@@DeepCreekTV Tung oil, interesting, same used for coating flutes.
Super. How well does it surf ?
Cheers Rod, it seemed OK I only rode it once, I need a bit more volume to keep me afloat 😳 A few friends gave it a try and they were happy ✌️
Work of art
Thanks for the video!
Hi John, what kind of glue you use & recommend? I have got some spabond 340 epoxy. Do you think is good to wrap wood on blank and bond wood with wood?
I use polyurethane foaming glue and/or West system epoxy. Sorry I don't know anything about Spabond epoxies.
@@DeepCreekTV ok John. Clear enough. West System's known but Yankee. As far as I can I avoid to use it and didn't know they made epoxy structural adhesives. Let's say Gurit is the European improved enlarged staff competitor to west system. You can find all staff and specs on the web. You get no Gurit down under, do you? Sounds interesting.
@@fabioprb3538 I just mix the 403 filler in, works fine, I mainly use PU foaming. Dunno about the gurit, if ya can get or not ? I'll 👀 out.
@@DeepCreekTV have a look on the web for gurit SP106 resin for wood applications can be mixed with all kind of fillers and also pure for wood impreg. As well as Spabond 340 or 345 for wood bonding. I will try these adhesives to avoid wood stem bending on recycling an old gun board cause I got no steaming staff. I know it is risky. Will let you know.
@@fabioprb3538 check this, Episode 4 an easy way to steam.... th-cam.com/video/ngDUvJSGof4/w-d-xo.html
You need to be careful, if you don't steam there's a chance you can flatten the rocker, I talk a little about that at the back end of Episode 3 th-cam.com/video/BRFC8n2tN6w/w-d-xo.html
Interesting project. Nice
Magnifico trabajo!!
awesome man!
That was awesome.
Legend mate.
Your a legend thanks!
thank you!
#DeepCreekTV Love the result!! The rails are still nice and thin. 🤙🏻
You sure do talk pretty 😀👍
HEY MATE I THINK YOU MAKE A PERFECT BOARD. COME BACK AND SHOW US HOW YOU RIDE HER.
Thomas D Harrell Thanks, I'm working on it, stay tuned.
what's the music?!
just some free youtube stuff.
haha fun, thx
Hope somebody sees this video for future light electric vehicle frames.Can you imagine a 1961BMC Mini--aka retro mini--resurrected and built electric this way.
yes imagine that......very cool.
Hi brother I found all that you do is great and I would like to ask you something if you can hellp me !?
I want to tray to meak fish bord because here we don’t have any plays for selling the surf borders but the only problem that I have is about Internal measurements if you can hellp me in that please
@@ayoubmalek do you need templates of board shape ?
DeepCreekTV yeh brother and thank you sooo much for your vedios , I meak one surf bord like this but I was have problem wiht the havey and olso the templates
@@ayoubmalek try these guys www.blendingcurves.com/
not sure what you mean by 'havey' ?
DeepCreekTV sorry for my English (heavy )
Great.!!!!!!!!!!
Vacuum bag to clamp it.
Yeah, that's a bit like digging a hole with a shovel and someone saying, "use a backhoe".
Thanks for the feedback. 😐
your video so funny haha
Who knew George W. Bush was a surfer??
not me....?
shouldn't have cut your hair
Too much elaborate. Also this this wood sheets made whole board significantly thicker and chunkier than former shape. Use veneer rather than this thick sheet and most of all use vacuum bagging. For u can laminating rails use saran wrap method with plastic food wrap foil.
pangrac1 - thank you for your feedback but I am making a 'Wood Wrap' not a laminate Surfboard, regards DC 🙄✌️