New board

[TomW]

Here's some photos of a 4-10 quad I'm building. Shaped in Akushaper, milled in UK.
First time I used real blank. It's much easier than using homemade xps blank.
Very happy with the results.

[ed257]

The concave grooves are huge. What will they do on the water? Did you copy the design from an existing commercial board?

[TomW]

Hej Ed,

Double concaves inside a huge single concave!
It's a copy of a Tomo Evo. But with concave deck, thinner overall, thinner rails. My hypothesis is that my windwaves and choppy conditions warrant a thinner board.
I made a quick prototype last summer and it works like magic. I have no idea why it works so well but it does. I credit Daniel Thomson with thinking outside the box.
Compared to my 4 yrs old Slingshot Celeritas 5-8, it cuts chop way better, turns way faster and with less input, carves variable radius at high speed. It's like a mini Cooper compared to a Volvo Wagon. Pops and jumps better too. Is faster in water, and has better low-end.
Here's a pic of the prototype

[plummet]

looks sexual!

[Starsky]

yeah, maybe even metro sexual.

Looks a bit like it goes both ways!

[TomW]

Actually have been thinking about and sketching a Twin tip with similar design, but symmetrical. With or without straps.

But have 3 boards to build this winter and won't have time.

[rynhardt]

looks great, like a big wakeboard! where did you get the blanks?

[Sparx45]

Excellent work mate,

I've been trying to do something similar in Shape 3d but am having some compatibility issues with files and that. I don't suppose you would share your .brd file for that?.....I want to make something slightly larger (5'2") and their is a chap around the corner with the most massive CNC machine to cut it.

Anyway, very nice work....keep it up

Spx

[TomW]

Hi sparx & rynhardt

I've used shape 3D mess around and then went over to Akushaper and pay the 8 usd a month for the backyard version. Well worth it. Both are comparable. The cnc shaper I use I just started using is Ocean Magic in UK. He's on Akushaper so I went over to it.
Been using CAD since it was invented and competent on several high end Cad programs, so it's pretty easy to pick up for me.

I tried to shape double concaves in both programs but didn't succeed. Plus, I'm pretty sure the machine can't mill them anyway. So I shaped the main concaves in Akushaper and did rest by hand.

If you just want blanks you can Google around. Viral Surf sells in France and I've been buying supplies from them and easycomposites in UK.

I'm sorry, but I don't want to send my file for the main reason that I've copied Daniel Thomson 's board. I suppose he won't be too upset if I make a board or two for myself, and I've copied it by looking at the shape online, and changed it in several ways, but still I ripped it off.
I'm a designer and want to respect ipr. It's kinda crossing a line if I make a copy ( albeit, an inaccurate one) and start sending files into the cloud.

If your using CAD you can figure it out, that's mist of the fun anyway, besides riding something you make yourself.

[Sparx45]

Hey no worries, I figured...worth asking anyway. Yes, I also use Easy Composites regularly but have been cutting and shaping my own blanks out of EPS for a couple of years and was looking to simplify and have a board or two CNC'd to save some time.

As far as CAD goes...I've used AKU quite a bit but i'm not a great fan of either program...probably a little too impatient.

Cheers

Spx