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| 156021 | 6778 | Shaper thread (show us what you are shaping) | 48 | Bruce Fowler | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019-09-06T05:20:56-0400 | Largoazul said: It broke apart somewhat easily. Just finished the chambering and glued everything up except for the rails which I'll do tomorrow. Here's a pic of right before I broke it all apart. Since I'm working outside i didn't make a template. I just drew my lines and eyeballed. No issues. The foam was a bit harder to do without a bandsaw. I'm thinking of glassing 4 + 4 to keep it light. Have any thoughts on that? Click to expand... On the Ecuadorean Balsa builds we go with 4/4 deck and it's a non issue. The compressive strength is so good compared to your quality 2.0 lb foam. Most of what I've offered is double 4 oz. S Glass with a planet friendly epoxy........ a "premium build". The boards are "keepers" that people remark how good they feel as our intent was to make them a daily riding weight, not just some wall hanger. Balsa historically was the norm in Ecuador, with many beginner's first ride on a balsa board before quality polyurethane foam finally made its way to South America. I spend some time in Peru visiting Wayo Whilar in '79, and the "Clark Foam" supplier for S.A. was pretty shoddy. He had a world of good quality woods close at hand and all he offered back then was an archaic heavier foam density and plywood stringers that leaked resin from the bottom to the decks. Back then we were melting parafin wax to add to the lam resin to get a sanding coat. It was primitive to be sure. 1979. But my quiver of boards were "pre sold" at a premium price the day I got off the plane. Not a bad thing at all, especially considering I got a FREE plane ticket on AeroPeru as a "Surfer Magazine" correspondent doing an article on Surfing in Peru. |