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[Uncle Grumpy]

We've had some decent waves if you can get it before the wind hits.
I've been riding the latest slider and would like to publicly thank Tom Wegener and our own Kid for their inspiration.
I am continually amazed at the speed and performance of these simple designs.
This thing goes like a bat outta hell and with that big bottom concave running the full length, it's capable of hanging high in a wave and making mid face turns as well as a finned board.
That is, just as long as I don't skootch too far forward. I've never had a board that could pearl like a crash diving submarine before.







Stoked.
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[mrmike]

nice slider uncle G
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[bgreen]

Uncle G,

Is the concave the entire length of the board? If so is it the same depth throughout?

I know what you mean by nose diving. It doesn't happen all the time, but occasionally I get the full-on nose dive and it is usually without much warning at all.

Bob

[Uncle Grumpy]

[bgreen]

Uncle G,

Thanks. Is it about 6'?

Bob

[kid]

Nice! These things are super fast, but you really gotta watch that nose in sharp turns! Pearl city!!!!
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[handfinished]

Beautiful, just my style. The concave and bottom shape makes such a difference. The artwork reminds me of some of the stuff by the 'Alaia Religion' guys (alaiareligion.com).
What's the dimensions? Looks a good size.

[Uncle Grumpy]

It's 5'6" X15"
The fish design I snagged off the net after a "tribal fish" image search.
The other little thing is a stylized Paulownia flower I found in a Japanese Design Motifs book we have in our home library.
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[geoffreylevens]

Uncle G, just curious if you notice shoulders or hips dragging since board is narrower than body? Heck, maybe they actually act as part of the board in a sense, adding drag at certain places along the outline...

[Uncle Grumpy]

When riding this board I'm streched out with my arms on the nose and so present a fairly narrow profile, I don't think my hips even hang over the rail.
I do my best to try and even keep my fins out of the water when riding to minimize drag; ideally they only come into play during takeoff and turns.
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[geoffreylevens]

Thank you. Just found local source for pretty reasonable cedar boards but since they are 12" wide would be either a lot of waste if used 2 side by side or a bit too narrow if used only one. Not sure yet about knots etc but it is called incense cedar aka Calocedrus decurrens California Incense-Cedar.

[geoffreylevens]

Have you experimented w/ various widths of alaia type shapes for prone riding? Would love any comments if so...

[Uncle Grumpy]

This is my second paulownia "alaia" board, the first one was documented here:
http://rodndtube.com/paipo/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541&highlight=
It's slightly shorter and wider then the latest. It works just fine.
I have enough paulownia left for one more and am getting ready to build a shorter/wider/thicker model.
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[geoffreylevens]

So you haven't tried one w/ parabolic rails? Loose some planning area but maybe gain a fair bit of hold for carving turns.

from Jon Wegener's site

[Uncle Grumpy]

Jon and Tom both told me the parabolic rail works best for the longer, thicker stand up boards.
I wouldn't want any less planing area then this has and the board turns surprisingly well as it is; and when I'm ridin' the alaias, I'm all about down the line speed
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