CMC said...

This is a great thread. Stoked to see someone sharing their craft.

I've been hanging out in shaping bays since I was 11, used to clean them out for $2.50 with a broom, brush and spade.

I love these dusty little rooms

your sick cmc

arkgee said...

CMC said...

This is a great thread. Stoked to see someone sharing their craft.

I've been hanging out in shaping bays since I was 11, used to clean them out for $2.50 with a broom, brush and spade.

I love these dusty little rooms

your sick cmc

Yeah, I would have cleaned them for free.

Actually had a fight over who got to cut out decals at one particularly respected shaper.

Had to ride home past 5 board factories and hung out in them everyday, willing free slave labour. What happened to groms hanging out in factories??

Ted the Kiwi said...

Waterfront Surfboards in Napier, NZ used to have me hanging round like a bad smell for a while as well. The boys were always fun and used to educate us on the finer things in life

Joints and Playboy mags?

^^^^
Ronnie each post is better than the other , great lift happening in the stick now - beautiful looking profile to taz's girl , cant wait for you to do mine soon
when I had the 801 shaped by Len D , I could feel the drag cxaused by the little planer when we were doing the stringer ( I've attached a piccie of that one for you at the bottom mate ok?) one slip and ya cactus , but years of experience makes you wiser I'd say eh?
Sensational thread mate - lovin it!

towball said...

Looks like your already part of tassies board pup , those look like your nuts sitting on the board in the top picture

Wow - how do u know that? And why are they so red?

ok back on track with this thread - maybe for once we can keep a thread on its intended course

I am loving this thread and really appreciate the time and effort that RG has put into it so we can all see a master-craftsman at work making a board for one of our own.

BulldogPup said...




^^^^
Ronnie each post is better than the other , great lift happening in the stick now - beautiful looking profile to taz's girl ,
Sensational thread mate - lovin it!

Ron a question from one who has at the most patched some dings and cracks in boards and done a pretty crap job at that .

Love the bottom curve in that board . How have you shaped it ? Does the blank come with curve in it or have you done that with your shaping ?

^^^^
Wanted a slightly more HP version first up mate so I'm getting an Islander 903 - with a fat 22 1/2" x 2 3/4" rounded pin . still talking to Ron about fin setup for this girl but I'm also getting one of those beautiful fins that he has his mate make up like Taz did - the rocker lifts are healthy from the pics I've seen and thats what i wanted ... for up 6 foot reef at home
Important for all Goddard buyers to know that Ronnie's sticks are all pretty much HP by his design , that traditional Log he posted up last week is a bit different however so you have to keep this in mind.

Edit : The other reasons are Goddard Tints are stunning and draw you in , 100% Hand shaping in Australia is priceless and must be supported by us , and Ronnie will always take the time to help anyone - pretty simple choice for mine.

good evening thrill seekers sorry I'm late......time to start shaping the rails now...I like to throw down some guide lines...cup your hand making a shape of a rail that you would like...measure roughly how thick it is about an inch in from what would be the edge of that rail and thats how much your first guide line should be,,,the ones around the nose and tail are roughly half and half again to complete three guide lines,


cut the first rail band from the deck until it roughly touches your first guide line,


I then cut my chine in If no chine I will throw down a narrower cut starting off the bottom rail cuts




you can see the lines working in this shot...I need to take off a little more on the right side to even it up....this method corrects itself...most all shaping has been self taught for me...if I can pass anything at all on, its these simple guide lines they have served me well...changing the widths will determine your rail shape so you really dont have to strain to see mistakes....remember it has to be a symetrical sculpture




same from the nose...needs a little tweek to get it even both sides


the rail is starting to form now, and it has been all flats and shadows...dont forget the shadows from here I just keep taking them off... long smooth lines, a few from the top then a few from the bottom being carefull not to pinch the edge...the last few strokes should be allmost vertical so as you end up with a nice round edge.



so not much to go now...biggest hint I can give here is dont rush and have lots of breaks...if you didnt do anymore than one of these posts at a time before you had a break you will end up with a good shape...after every break I guarantee you will come back to your board and say oh! I didnt see that bump before....oh and on your break refrain from drinking beer...then I guarantee you will come back and say wtf....so I'm finished for the day and a cold beer is on my mind.

62mac said...

Amazing threat this OK one of the best if not THE best threats ever in LB.

Nose shape,slightly pulled in or

yeah , pretty much the best ever thread Mac .... Ronnie , this sort of tuition and sharing of a lifetime of shaping knowledge is priceless and a masterclass of surf history in Australia ... it just keeps getting better mate - bloody thanks heaps mate

So has the nose got prized fighters nose or the new up and coming nose

hahaha ... mate I would put coin that there are "little hidden secrets" that RG isn't revealing , spoke to the Legend this morning , what a gem this guy is .... be a treat seeing him later this year.

your new baby pup....answers macs question.....nose template is same on islander as it is on nimbus only back half slightly different (no hip) so you can imagine pup its time consuming taking picks so your build shots wont be as frequent ...sorry

BulldogPup said...

hahaha ... mate I would put coin that there are "little hidden secrets" that RG isn't revealing , spoke to the Legend this morning , what a gem this guy is .... be a treat seeing him later this year.

now I'm blushing...spose I will need to make shure the fridge is stoked

BulldogPup said...

hahaha ... mate I would put coin that there are "little hidden secrets" that RG isn't revealing , spoke to the Legend this morning , what a gem this guy is .... be a treat seeing him later this year.

You've got to remember pup to hold up the RG representation no pressure