having a look at the board today, there's a fair amount of trickery to the shape. a lot more then i would have thought
i guess that's why it might be called a hot log.
i'll dip it in the creek on friday to find the kneel balance point and get the two pads on. then its sex wax.
now its been a long time. guess i'll use a medium type first up and see how that goes unless someone has a better idea

i'll do the diagonal thing as a base coat, but i'm not a wax art freak