Has anyone any tips for clamping ABS rails in place whilst bonding them to the core!? i`m having a nightmare - had tried tape but its extremely fiddly. Is there a better way? Also, do you cut the rail in the shape of the rocker so that it fits better? I`ve cut mine straight and then tried to bend i...
hi, how thick is in the middle your full wood core board? A comment about the flex feeling of the board is welcome too. My 130X39 hommemade for example, is spruce16 mm thick & it feels stiff Thanks I basically make boards of ash tree. In thickest peace board core are not thicker than 10mm... In tip...
I tried my new board for second time yesterday. It was 6 hours session (with small breaks) in 8-15m/s wind with my smallest kite- 12m North Rebel '08 :wink: My weight is 94kg, and I like to kite very powered up. Mostly I trained for going upwind, because I want to take part in kiteboarding marathon ...
Great looking board! I'd like to know how you shaped the woodcore. cheers //Joel I was meaning to ask you the same question. Did jou buy this layers already glued by widh, or did you do it completely. That was interesting process. First of all I found local woodworker, who gave me phone number of g...
:thumb: wow! Nice looking board! Did you weight it without accesories? It is easyer to compare it. How did you apply the PVC rails? Is it just bond to the wooden rail and then laminated with fiberglass? (the lighter edge seen on pictures) What kind of inserts did you use for this thin board? p.s.: ...
I also wanted to share some pics of my second handmade board, which is much more use able than my first board :wink: I started to make these boards just for fun, inspired from this forum- already have board North Jaimie Pro 131, which is very good in strong winds. Length: 140,5cm Width: center- 44cm...