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[volcomtohawaii]

Hi all. Just introducing myself on the forums. Just got into paipo boarding about a month ago. Before then I was an avid bodyboarder. No tricks or anything fancy like that, just rode the waves as they came. Got into paipo boarding cause I always saw the old timers at Walls in Waikiki on their paipos just flying across the waves super fast from way outside to the inside by the Wall. I wanted to get more speed when I rode so I decided to ditch my sponge for the more traditional way to ride the waves and I am very proud to say that I haven't looked back since.

[mrmike]

ya good for you I will help all I can when you go to biulding one MRMIKE
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[rodndtube]

Volcomtohawaii, what can you tell us about your board(s)? There are so many different varieties of boards ridden in Hawaii, ranging from the old McDonalds trays to different sizes and shapes of wooden boards, the HPDs and fiberglass/foam. Where are you riding?
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[kage]

Hey VC2HI,
Welcome and which island? Nothin wrong with bodyboards, or trays for that matter. Also your manly avatar seems to have destroyed Rod and Mrmike, at least on my computer, impressive.

[ted]

Hey, Volcomtohawaii - where you stay?

[volcomtohawaii]

I only have one paipo so far but I'm hoping to at least get one or two more made next year sometime. Money is a bit tight at the moment and being in college doesn't help much haha but hopefully I can get two projects started and done next year. Anyways, the one paipo I have has the guitar-pick shape with curved rails and nose. The board itself is about 41" tall and about 27-28" wide at the widest point (at the bottom). I can't remember off the top of my head how thick the board is. It's made from pieces of cedar and mahogany wood that was wrapped in 2oz fiberglass cloth and then coated over with resin. Here's a photo of it from the top deck portion of it:




I'm still learning how to turn with the board but last weekend I made great progress and figured out a trick to turning good with my board. Just have to angle the board diagonally in the direction I want to go before I push the board underneath me when I take off on the wave instead of just point the board straight.


@kage and @ted, I stay in Honolulu, Oahu.

[bgreen]

Volcomtohawaii,

Who made your board?

Bob

[mrmike]

I like it. here are some of mine. the pic's were taken by my brother who is a professional photografer for my new business cards


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[volcomtohawaii]

@bgreen a gentleman named Bob Walker made the board for me after a few months of exchanging ideas and what not.


@mrmike awesome shots of you and your boards!
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[bgreen]

volcomtohawaii,

Thanks. Do you know much about Bob & his board making story? Don't suppose he has an e-mail address.

regards

Bob

[HIpaipo]

Hey howzit volcomtohawaii,
nice board! Where do you usully paipo at?
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[volcomtohawaii]

@bgreen he does but i think at the moment he is away because even i cannot get in touch with him.

@HIpaipo when i sponged i went just went to walls or publics. since i'm still learning on my paipo i just stay at walls until i can get really comfortable then i'm gonna venture back out to publics again.
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