Thanks guys....its really hard to tell how much to leave in the rails - but then when you stick it in a rack on the side you can see how much thickness there really is. My last custom the fella took too much off the rail and ruined the board for me - I know that this is a bit different (as its 3 ft longer ) but I thought it would be better to have too much and still be able to surf it (I am a heavy weight) than not enough and be annoyed with it. The goal of this board is that I can out paddle the old boys at the beach on their mals and take waves off them

And SP - with a bit of luck and good management that board will be finished in time for PP!!!!!

Looking good Ted , love the fin from RG .

Scratched mine on some underwater rocks last week Almost cried .

BulldogPup said...

Tassiedevel said...
Looking good Ted , love the fin from RG .

Scratched mine on some underwater rocks last week Almost cried .

ouch ouch ouch ....... Ohhh no & Ohhh well you'll have to snaffle up another one now as insurance & total restoration of stoke Taz mate

Was thinking the same Pup . Might go a bigger one and try the Nimbus as a single fin .

good luck Ted i would like a ride of it next time you surf with chrispy and Asea

Looking forward to seeing it Ted. Bring it along next time you're down this way.
Nice fin too.

So today was a sad day with the great man passing...even more weird it was my first glassing day on a board based off one of his most popular and respected designs - it felt weird - especially as I had changed a few things - nose, tail and concave under the nose but essentially the bones are still the same. I then changed the colour and design as I started to mix the tints - am glad I did but it was strange having had a design idea in my head for 3 months and changing it in 2 mins !! Stoked with the end result (a little more traditional than Chrispys some might say). I did the first layer of the deck this arvo and hope to do the next tom arvo if I can fit it in....the wind and swell look good tom so maybe it will have to wait till Thursday - as if Totally loving this build thing more than i thought I would * 10. I was terrified of glassing going into this build but am not so scared anymore

Ted you look like a pro great work mate

TK's Board Works - mate that is sweet stuff ..... I'll have a 906 x 23 x 2 5/8 when you're ready please mate

that board is the second best board I've sent lately farking

But seriously what an awesome job you've done. That looks great, can't wait to see it in the flesh, my mate is actually up PP this week and has been surfing creso, 3ft yesterday and n Better today supposedly.... He's a bastard...a lucky bastard

Once again great looking board.

Wher have you been making it, there is heaps of boards on that wall

Glassed the bottom today - much easier than the deck! Starting to get pretty excited now.

Looking good there Ted. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

dont look like you wrapped the bottom ted WHY? would have thought you needed the extra strength and stiffness of a double wrap............. definatly not putting poo on youre work but. just saying both top and bottom layers are usually wrapped.

Ted the Kiwi said...
Glassed the bottom today - much easier than the deck! Starting to get pretty excited now.

Nice work Ted - thanks for the post up are you intending to have a polished finish mate ? not sure if that's been asked yet is all

Nice work Ted would look great with a big T on it give you $400 for it thought I'd get in be Asea

towball said...

asea said...
good luck Ted i would like a ride of it next time you surf with chrispy and Asea

Keep it away from chrispy ted

yeah he is not allowed anywhere near it if he has anything resembling a spray can in his hand As for Asea at least I will now have something that can paddle with him so I can try and compete with his wave count !