More pics of the frame

These are just a few more pics from this evening.

Preparing the Frame For sanding the rails flush

Tonight I had to support the tail run off peices.  I am letting the nose peices run a bit wild, but the tail needs to be strong and manageable when it comes to mounting ornamental bits.

Rail Method: Bead n Cove

I am almost finished with building the rails on thisb 8 foot fish.  It's a slow process.  If I  use gorilla glue, I can fit 2 to 3 gluing sessions in (morning, afternoon, night) becuase it dries just that fast.  The down side is that its an expanding glue and you have to clean up sections that expand and get in the way of the next lamination.  I used Tightbond Type III waterproof glue this time and found I could laminate in 12 hour repetitions.  This is where I am at with one more repetition left.

Tooling and Techniques

I tend to make one more year  maybe two. It feels good to be using some techn iques in the new project that continue to work for me.  For each step along the way whether it milling or application it always feels second nature to me to question and wonder if there's a better way of doing things. I think this is my 12 board and several things are coming back to me that I would not change.

Whether it is working with a table saw or a router table feather boards are always very helpful especially when working with thin quarter inch thick material.

I am always grateful when I can get to my first being co strip because the frame gets incrementaly stronger with each gluing.

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!