Marking Surfboard Rail Bands - Part 1: How to Build a Surfboard #12

In this video of the video series "How to Build a Surfboard", I go over shaping the rails and start marking out the guidelines (railbands) for the rails.
There are two angles filmed, one from my head and the other from a fixed camera.
For a reference on how to mark the rail bands and where I buy most of my surf supplies and link to how to mark the rail bands, including downloadable PDF's guides : (Click on "How to Build a Surfboard"):
greenlightsurfsupply.com/andreww
There will be a link to a PDF with boxy and knifey rail bands.
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and search for the book "Surfboard_Design_and_Construction_1977", information on shaping rail bands in this old book as well.
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• How to Scratch Build a...
I also have a newer build series here:
• How to Make an XPS Sur...
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[@Telferrr]

Best series on shaping i've found, cheers for the help!

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

thank you my friend the information about the surfboard is very good

[@weshart8140]

FINALLY YOU PUT SHOES ON!

[@wessmithp5560]

A t square seems like a sweet idea here too;)

[@egebagatur5180]

Thanks for this video, it helped a lot. In future it would be better if you will write the sizes not only in US standard but also in Europe standard - centimetres :)

[@pablodelar9758]

Hi Andrew, congrats for the videos, I find them really instructive! just wanted to know about the flexible dowel you use to draw the curves for the outlines. I don’t seem to find anything like that. What is it made of and where could I get one?

[@jeffplace3905]

Andrew, I really dig your videos. Your instruction technique makes it very easy to take in what you are saying. I am still digging through all of your films, and I think I may have a challenge. I have not found anyone that has a video or how to webpage in modifying a Vinyl Covered Board (ie. Liquid Shredder) into a Fiberglass covered board. I got a used 10.0 Liquid Shredder with torn Vinyl, and this being my first board and ready for more performance out of it now, I am really interested in giving it a facelift that captures who I am.I am assuming with the fin plugs it's going to be a chore to create some water-proof bore holes...or should I attempt to put in FS2 fin lugs?I would also be interested in logo materials, preferred materials for at home print logos so I can tag this big boy. I am sure there is some science to paper or labels once it's under the board and under the sun, hence I don't want to be that guy that did not take the time to ask before just slapping some trash under the layers of hard work.Look forward to your feedback!Much Aloha,JP

[@fpvwithme]

My issue is wherethe foam is glued to the uder one. It doesn't sand away cleanly. Any advice?

[@andrejgomivnik4932]

hi
I really like like your videos of building surfboard. They help me alot.
I building a SUP and will make 50/50 rails. But i couldn't find how to calculate the dimension using the same papers you have in the videos. Can you tell me how can I calculate or should I just use simple mathematic to compare dimensions on paper and my dimension on the template.

[@AndrewWorkshop]

I think this page might help you greenlightsurfsupply.com/pages/surfboard-building-guide-page-2 go down to the part with rail band notes and they specifically mention 50/50 rails. You basically have to shape the bottom like the top, are you sure thats what you want on a sup?

[@avocadosforlunch]

Thank you for the wonderful link

[@Charlot1914]

So...where do I get those documents?

[@Milts1188]

hi the templates. where I can get it

[@HAMSTERKILLER666]

Link's in the description. On the greenlight website.

[@alexanderhelkov9889]

where did you find all the templates for you're stringer and just the surfboard in total? im planning til build a surfeboard soon

[@wessmithp5560]

I found some at Greenlight surf supply and shaping curves...also just traced another board;)

[@0naledge]

Hard to follow this tutorial with all dem Mahks :).

[@llamaajose]

hii Andrew! So im watching the vid right now and im a little confuse with the 3 pictures on the sheet of paper that said (midpoint of first rail band) those the 3 figures represent different shapes or that's just progresss? Nice video btw

[@AndrewWorkshop]

It's just progress to the next step. You do rail bands 1 and 2, then after the foam is removed you add the middle line then remove the rest of the foam.

[@hmadachran8127]

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