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Wooden SUP

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Created by woodandwater > 9 months ago, 18 Dec 2009
woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
18 Dec 2009 11:40AM
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Hi guys,

After building a few hollow wooden shortboards, I decided to build a stand up paddle board.
Well, it is now finished and I have added a few pics

Size: 9'9'' * 29 3/4'' * 4 1/2'' Weight: 12,3kg

The materials I used are:
- Paulownia and cork for the rails
- Paulownia for deck ad base
- Tailblock Australian Red Cedar
- Ribbings plywood
- Glassed with epoxy and a two pack top coat




goatman
NSW, 2151 posts
18 Dec 2009 11:46AM
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Hey Wood, that is an absolutely amazing piece of workmanship!!

Dr Funk
NSW, 348 posts
18 Dec 2009 11:56AM
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Thats beautiful, nice board mate, have you surfed it yet?

Lobes
885 posts
18 Dec 2009 9:04AM
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Looks great, is it hollow?

EDIT: Derp, disregard, I just read your post properly

After building a few hollow wooden shortboards


Looks fantastic

Piros
QLD, 6879 posts
18 Dec 2009 11:07AM
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Emanuel that is an absolutely beautiful looking board , well done mate. love the pic of the frame work and the nice clean workshop.

Great all round board design and specs , it should rip. So how many hours did this take ?

Great effort and thanks for posting the pics.

Piros



JonathanC
VIC, 1020 posts
18 Dec 2009 12:10PM
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Absolutely superb, well done. Love to see more pictures of the construction if you have them.

Shep
WA, 153 posts
18 Dec 2009 10:05AM
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Awesome job - a beautiful looking board

Interesting laying up the rails like that before putting on the top and bottom skins?

Waterloo
QLD, 1493 posts
18 Dec 2009 1:26PM
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Wow,

Wish I had half your craftsmanship abilities.

blueseven
QLD, 59 posts
18 Dec 2009 1:54PM
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Congratulations mate, great looking board.

Gorgo
VIC, 4911 posts
18 Dec 2009 3:12PM
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Gorgeous looking board. Interesting to see no spine. It looks like it simplifies construction a bit.

It would be good to see some detail photos of the inside of the handle and the fin boxes.

dtm
NSW, 1610 posts
18 Dec 2009 3:28PM
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thats unreal looking stick well done pat yourself on the back
love the red cedar tail block looks sick

Maroubra SUP
NSW, 148 posts
18 Dec 2009 4:37PM
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Inspiring stuff! Great to see the work of a craftsman!!!

teatrea
QLD, 4177 posts
18 Dec 2009 4:44PM
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SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!

CMC
QLD, 3954 posts
18 Dec 2009 5:18PM
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Gorgo said...

Gorgeous looking board. Interesting to see no spine. It looks like it simplifies construction a bit.

It would be good to see some detail photos of the inside of the handle and the fin boxes.


It does look simpler but the rails are the spine or stringer anyway I'd reckon. Kind of like a firewire........

What an amazing board, something you would be proud to have on the wall even.....

GizzieNZ
4100 posts
18 Dec 2009 3:45PM
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Must be wonderful taking off on a few threatening waves & doing some sweet turns on a board you've made yourself A++ esp when the board looks sweet too. Wot would BP think ?

Gorgo
VIC, 4911 posts
18 Dec 2009 6:57PM
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This begs the obvious questions:

- how do you get an accurate rocker line without a stringer?

- what software did you use to make the templates?

oliver
3952 posts
18 Dec 2009 4:32PM
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There are a lot of beautiful looking boards posted on this forum but your one is an absolute cracker. It looks as good on the outside as the work you've put into it on the inside. If you have any more photos of the construction process - please post them.

jenkz
WA, 793 posts
18 Dec 2009 5:25PM
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Fantastic work.
I was supping in Albany last christmas and there was a bloke out on a wooden SUP he had made and his son was surfing a homemade balsa fish shortboard. They look unreal. To me the wooden boards are priceless.
Would be interested to see how you strengthened around then fin box and plugs.
Keep the pics coming.
Luke

firstpoint
QLD, 613 posts
18 Dec 2009 8:39PM
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sweet,best looking hollow board ive ever seen

wassup
17 posts
19 Dec 2009 1:07AM
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Sickkkkk man,

That is an insane construction, I love it. C'mon how much for us seabreezers....

The shape is great as well, that would be awesome in the small to medium waves.

Give your self a pat on the back dude

tha dogman
NSW, 2912 posts
19 Dec 2009 10:28AM
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holy crap that is bueatiful Emanuel

seeing you are just down the coast from me i would love to hook up some time to check it out and have a few sly waves with you

later

Allo
VIC, 46 posts
19 Dec 2009 11:12AM
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Beautifull board! Inspiring.

woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 8:33PM
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Dr Funk said...

Thats beautiful, nice board mate, have you surfed it yet?


Hi Yianni,
yeah I have surfed it and it's heaps fun. I'm a greenhorn in supping (started a week ago with this board) but caught a few fun waves yesterday and this morning. Two guys have tested it so far and were stoked. I'm pretty happy that it doesn't only look good but also surfs well! (No wall hanger!).
If anyone is keen to have a go on it, I live in Coffs Harbour NSW, just give me a buzz (woodandwater.com.au)and take it out for a surf!

woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 8:50PM
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Piros said...

Emanuel that is an absolutely beautiful looking board , well done mate. love the pic of the frame work and the nice clean workshop.

Great all round board design and specs , it should rip. So how many hours did this take ?

Great effort and thanks for posting the pics.

Piros




Hi Piros,
I wish my workshop would always look that clean
It took me about 60 hours to build this board (making the templates and jigs not included).

Cheers
Manny

woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 8:59PM
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Got the idea with the rail from hesssurfboards. I think he has a foam core in his boards and I use plywood stringers (prefer working with wood)

Shep said...

Awesome job - a beautiful looking board

Interesting laying up the rails like that before putting on the top and bottom skins?




woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 9:25PM
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CMC said...

Gorgo said...

Gorgeous looking board. Interesting to see no spine. It looks like it simplifies construction a bit.

It would be good to see some detail photos of the inside of the handle and the fin boxes.


It does look simpler but the rails are the spine or stringer anyway I'd reckon. Kind of like a firewire........

What an amazing board, something you would be proud to have on the wall even.....
You're right, the rails are the stringer. Pretty much like the firewires, only that the core isn't made from eps foam and the top and bottom skins are paulownia instead of a pvc foam.
I put paulownia blocks in the board where the handle and fins are placed.



rogerthecat
188 posts
19 Dec 2009 6:26PM
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That is just a thing of beauty!
Fantastic job chap, reminds me of the balsa plane kits I made as a kid.
When are you going to produce kits?
WANT ONE!

woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 9:49PM
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Gorgo said...

This begs the obvious questions:

- how do you get an accurate rocker line without a stringer?

- what software did you use to make the templates?

Hi Gorgo

I use the Aku Shaper (free download for non machine version) to design the boards.
After printing out the 1:1 profiles and slices I shape the internal ribs to get the rail thickness, then transfer the whole lot (board profile and rail thickness) into the rails (planshape). Might sound a bit complicated, but with constructing it that way the board rocker is pretty accurate.


woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 9:56PM
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wassup said...

Sickkkkk man,

That is an insane construction, I love it. C'mon how much for us seabreezers....

The shape is great as well, that would be awesome in the small to medium waves.

Give your self a pat on the back dude

Hey mate, how much for you seabreezers? You can get one for $2500 but not before christmas


woodandwater
NSW, 30 posts
19 Dec 2009 10:11PM
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tha dogman said...

holy crap that is bueatiful Emanuel

seeing you are just down the coast from me i would love to hook up some time to check it out and have a few sly waves with you

later
Hey dogman
I met a guy last weekend who actually mentioned a certain dogman who's a bit crazy and the right guy to test my board. I'm thinking that must be you.
Give me a buzz (woodandwater.com.au) and lets hit some sly waves

laceys lane
QLD, 19803 posts
19 Dec 2009 10:05PM
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saw this board at coffs. it better in real life if that is possible. and it is up to speed in performance from the little i know about sups. would be worth a bundle



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