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Home Depot Surfboard Shaping Project - Part 4
We’re back talking about my Home Depot Surfboard Shaping Project!
Once dry, I removed the clamps and immediately felt a difference in the boards rigidity! It still had some spring in it but it was more of a parabolic feel than a structurally weak feel. I took down some of the excess epoxy with some sand paper and saw that there was a 1/4” ridge that the deck pad now created. Esthetically, it looked like crap so I decided to fill it in. In retrospect I should have added foam or used a router to remove some of the material before laying the deck down but that’s the price of trial by fire.
Due to budget and timeline I ended up filling in the rails with marine bondo. Three coats and a lot of sanding later, it did the trick and doesn’t look too bad. However, it did add significant weight to the board; it just means we’ll sit a little lower in the water and go a bit faster than the average fish. She’s now ready for glassing and fins…water test is right around the corner, I can’t wait…stay tuned for more.
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So how did the Home Depot fish turn out? Don’t leave us hanging!
Come on, let’s hear it!
when will the next part be up. i cant wait to find out.
Hey guys - looks like Garage Shaper has the board getting glassed up by a local glasser. (Support your local shop!) That’s the delay. Give him some time - in the meantime, sign up for the DailyStoke daily alerts, in the right column and you’ll know when there’s more stuff!
the ultimate do it your selfer! no limit to what you can attempt to shape a board from.
That nose looks pretty full. I’d like to know which HD sells the pink. The one in Encinitas does not.
A man who used pink foam to solve his blanks problem… Clever.
Always great to hear a first-time-shaping story. Hopefully you will avoid the usual delamination issues associated with using extruded polystyrene foam (hint: next time, or this time if it is not too late, leave the blank rougher before glassing). Good luck and keep us posted on the results!
So, where are the last stages of it? Did you get in the water with it or what?
ah, he fronted and didnt even use it
He failed @ the fins (my theory)……What a let down after such a great idea
Interesting, but I was wondering if he should have placed something in the metal of the two pieces of foam for the support instead of on top, I am curious how this is going to turn out.
See Ya,Zefrey
Wow, come on, finish the story! I might try a mini-simmons. How did the fins go? And rigidity?
Good luck!