Back In The Shop on another 8 Foot Fish

This is the first board I am making since we've moved to the new house.  My cnc machine is down and I have not had the time to fix it.  It's been nice to revisit the cutting process.  I started using a band saw and was pleasantly surprised when I found out my more aggresive hand tools were much faster.

It feels good to be back in the shop again.  I was in the process of making a 10 foot longboard with my carving machine, but it broke down.  I started drawing out a 6 foot fish, but honestly, I just can't surf a six foot board.   I have been intriqued by board makers who use cheaper cedar fencing. 

Surfboard Saw Horses

I have been wanting to make a surfboard sawhorse like I see in the shops I designed this one with eye bolts to hold my work down as I send it I also wanted to make it big enough to be used for stand up paddle boards so I used a 4x6 that got posted into the concrete we'll see how it works I've got some fixes to do real soon

Laminating 1/4 inch pine plywood for a new design.

So I have started a new 10 foot board.  Since cutting my boards with the Carvewright, I have kept my boards in the 7-8 foot range because that's what my 1/4 frame material comes in (4ft. x 8 ft. long).  I used my router to shave off 1/8 inch from the 1/4 thick ply.  I did this to both sheets so they would be mated up to create a longer 12-14 foot long x 1/4 thick length for a longbord stringer.  I laminated it and clamped/dried it approximately 4-5 days.  I will cut the stringer first, before cutting my ribs.  More to come!

Carlsbad's Exotic Hardwood Visit

I have been intending to get over to Carlsbad's Exotic Hardwood for the first time.  I wanted to see what they had and I was amazed to see so many different and beautiful species of lumber.