Shapin9 Challen9e # 2

[diggerdickson]

boardcad (freeware)is awesome for printin9 out templates mark, used that to print out my template and bou9ht packin9 board and stensil paper to copy the template onto that and have it now han9in9 proudly in my 9ara9e as a keeper. With my measurements will be keepin9 them on file and basin9 most of my boards of that and the one you made me mark.

[pridmore]

most of mine were damaged about 12 months ago in the floods, so I am in the process of doing alot of new ones for myself.....just have to find the time.....

[Cpt.Caveman]

Here is the piture, thanks to dan who resized the photos for me to add.

Great planshape mate, looking pretty swish!

[diggerdickson]

Thanks captian, Im really excited about this one, skimmed the deck today but have to look at how to fix up a few issues up near the nose. Will consult whith a 9reat bloke to see what he thinks.

[mustkillmulloway]

i'm burning the speed boat digger

we need a solid swell

sacrifices

[diggerdickson]

i'm burning the speed boat digger

we need a solid swell

sacrifices

Let me know of when the burnin9 is so I can come over and drink some beer and dance around the fire in circles, we need a bi9 swell, but more than just one day so I can sweep some of the cobwebs out of my surfin9

. Who can remember the start of the movie I think was called burnin9 boards back in the 80s or somethin9 like that name

[pridmore]

blazing....

[diggerdickson]

blazing....

thats the one, top movie, Ive always remembered the start of that movie

[diggerdickson]

ive come to the realization that im enjoyin9 muckin9 around shapin9 more than I am surfin9, I blame mark pridmore for this, damn you MARK Hopefully once we start 9ettin9 more swell like today without havin9 to wait a month for the next decent waves thin9s may chan9e

[pridmore]

you are welcome

[diggerdickson]

completed first band rail on both sides of the board, time now to sit back and drink a beer, look at it for a while, before I cut in the second band rail. Decided before next board to recloth the stands as they are a lttle bit dirty, suppose that happens when they have been underneath Marks house for years just 9atherin9 dirt and dust

[pridmore]

one rail band then its beer time...dont work too hard di99er mate
those old stands served their purpose, shaped a few hundred boards on them under Mums place...

[diggerdickson]

just bou9ht a rail 9ua9e from shapers co, cant wait it for it to be delivered

[diggerdickson]

completed the second band on the rails and blended them in, next job is to tuck the rails under, but its time to just look at it for a while, stick it under the blue li9ht to make sure every thin9 9ood and have a beer and admire for a while, pitures to follow soon.

[diggerdickson]

Have a friend who is a screen printer so between us we have worked out a lo9o for the boards with a name, he has also offered to put the lo9o on a few tee shirts for me and my family as well . Once I supply him with some acid free rice paper he will print them up for me via a screenin9 process, cost to me is the cost of the rice paper.

[diggerdickson]

today Im tuckin the rails under, wish me luck 9uys, hopefully she will come up sweet.

[diggerdickson]

board is completed, now for the paint job, thanks for all those who have helped, espically huei. Markin out the fins soon, we will 9lass them in. Im thinkin9 of no leash plu9 but rather 9o a bit old school and usin9 9lass, still thinkin9 about that.

Pitures will be posted soon

Needs a final sand but nothin9 to much, need to contact led9e so we can do the 9lassin9 at his place, its either that or in the backyard of tims

[pridmore]

good to see its gett glassed mate, keen to see pics and maybe even check it out, be up in a week or 2, should get a few of the boys together for a paddle and talk some shite maybe ???