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gdog101



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:06 pm    Post subject: ideas and pointers! Reply with quote
Ok, so I'm new to the whole board building thing. I made a handboard for my first test to see if I could even do it. It looks good but I don't know what to seal it with. I have heard linseed oil is the best from a bunch of carpenters. I would also like to build an alaia/paipo about six feet long. Help me out i need pointers! Confused Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
if you oil it, boiled linseed oil or tung oil, I know somebody(no names please) that uses hemp oil will work fine. but you need to reapply it every two to three month. I use minwax halmans spar varnish about 4 to 6 coats lasts for years and easy it fix when you drop it on the street.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cool ill use that stuff. what about the alaia, what wood will float best?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
you can make it out of any wood you would like. flotation is much over rated. I have made them out of oak, black walnut, redwood,lacewood,cedar and others but a lot of alaia are made out of paulownia wood, sometimes hard to find and not cheap. If it was my first one I use a cheaper cut of wood like cedar or redwood they are lighter than most wood and cheap Cool

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ok so i got a pine slab today and just went at it... work in progress



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pine works good and cheap Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
so i finished shaping the board, it was fun Very Happy
now i have a new question... how do you guys put all those cool burned in or carved out designs on your boards?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I draw it on with pencil then use the old wood burner set cost about $20

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
is painting good too?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
and my board is only 12 inches wide and 6 feet long. will that change the way it paddles out and rides prone/standing?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hey of these woods which is best? Laughing

American Cherry
American Walnut
Ash
Birch
Cedar
Cherry
Eucalyptus
Hard Maple
Hickory
Mahogany
Red Oak
Pine
Rosewood
Walnut
White Oak
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
birch ply is nice and about $20 a board. cedar is also nice and look nice also about $20 a board but you can use what ever you want no set rules Cool


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
how do you deal with the hole/knots in the ply? do you fill it or just leave'm and seal?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
good birch ply has no voids or knots good marine ply should be free of voids and knots check local boat biulding shops for a good supply of this plywood
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
you cant use a plainer on ply right? you have to sand it all down
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