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Post by **el rancho** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:16 pm

like this

Post by **batoes** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:24 pm

"And that's the end of that chapter..." Max Power's throws scarf around his neck.

Post by **Hatchnam** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:52 pm

ok, so fk loofy's board for now already...

could any people well clued up on single fins pls read the single fin thread and respond to my question.. i 'think' i've found something suitable, but open to comments from any singley aficionados.

Post by **el rancho** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:33 pm

fongss wrote:I wonder how those rails would go if they did leave them in and machine them a little deeper

Rail channels.....i wonder

yeah the glasser and sander will probably do it if you let them put your balls in a vice first

Post by **PeepeelaPew** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:25 pm

Post by **packa** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:00 am

Drailed wrote:Ok, so the final word on the NPJ - the man just called me himself and we had a good 15 minute chat.

The board is 100% handshaped , the lines are from a fly screen gauze he uses to finish the rails off. Neal doesnt always fine sand the rails as he believes the slight grooves allow the resin to sink in and adhere to the rails better.

Neal hasnt used machines for a number of years, when he has in the past he has always just had the rails cut square for him to finish himself.

Absolutely top bloke.

Great he had a chat with ya ...

Personally, the 'handshaped' thing is irrelevant to me, but it is a HUGE industry issue with many 'shapers' doing everything to allude to their product being so, when in fact it may not ... I'm not saying that is the case here, just saying ...

Out of curiosity, how far apart are the 'ridges' on your board? Any chance you can whack a tape measure or ruler across them and maybe take a pic?

Post by **packa** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:05 am

fongss wrote: ... sanders make or break 80% boards anyway ... behind every good shaper ... is a awesome glasser/sander ...

Learning to do my own, that sure has proven interesting ... I've found a connection with the whole process, and weirdly enjoy every step. The sanding is very cathartic for me.

Post by **alakaboo** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:18 am

I'm not 100% convinced.
Unless he's got some sort of magic flyscreen that only has lines in one plane, I don't know how you get that pattern

Post by **steve shearer** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:38 am

[quote="fongss"

sanders make or break 80% boards anyway

behind every good shaper...is a awesome glasser/sander

[/quote]

smartest thing you've ever said.

Luckily around here, we've got a surfeit of master glasser/sanders.

They don't get the glory but they are instrumental in making the best boards.

Kenchy is the guru around here.

Post by **Drailed** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:08 am

packa wrote:
Drailed wrote:Ok, so the final word on the NPJ - the man just called me himself and we had a good 15 minute chat.

The board is 100% handshaped , the lines are from a fly screen gauze he uses to finish the rails off. Neal doesnt always fine sand the rails as he believes the slight grooves allow the resin to sink in and adhere to the rails better.

Neal hasnt used machines for a number of years, when he has in the past he has always just had the rails cut square for him to finish himself.

Absolutely top bloke.
Great he had a chat with ya ...

Personally, the 'handshaped' thing is irrelevant to me, but it is a HUGE industry issue with many 'shapers' doing everything to allude to their product being so, when in fact it may not ... I'm not saying that is the case here, just saying ...

Out of curiosity, how far apart are the 'ridges' on your board? Any chance you can whack a tape measure or ruler across them and maybe take a pic?

There's a couple pic a couple pages back. No way you could measure them unless you maybe had calipers, tiny grooves.

And yeah, to be honest, don't really care what cuts down the initial 90% of the board. As long as it is finished to spec by the shaper.

Post by **el rancho** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:44 pm

to leave no doubt about Neal Purchase Jnr's business integrity:

I just put these lines on the rail of a finished blank with some gauze screen

identical to the pic drailed posted earlier

Post by **swvic** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:56 pm

Scientific inquiry at its finest

Post by **alakaboo** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:46 pm

There you go

Post by **huie** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:31 pm

looks like E P S

cheers huie

Post by **el rancho** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:12 pm

huie wrote:looks like E P S

cheers huie

no its a PU.
but thats why I originally thought it was machine cut lines on loofy's board cos I'd seen it on EPS boards in the shops. but much wider gaps

Post by **Drailed** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:19 pm

Nice one El Rancho.

Thanks for posting.

Post by **Nick Carroll** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:01 pm

what the FCUK

this was about gauze lines along the rail?

we all live and learn

Post by **Drailed** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:03 pm

Discussion, it's a beautiful thing isn't it Nick.

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