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Hey Fred, what's the viscosity like of this product you are using?
Results look good but that pot life is damn short, I think I would need something that pours pretty easily and levels from one end to be that quick.

Oh and great results mate, really nice pigment too.

Sounds pretty much exactly what you were hoping for yeah?
Nice work.
It is amazing how sensitive you get to different finished weights after building a few hey. I pick up two boards with 200 grams difference and they feel worlds apart.

I've done it quite a few times on boards, swallowtail boards allow you to do it without ending up with a board full of tail. It totally changes to style of riding you need to get the most from the board and I very rarely suggest it on a board I'm building for other people. You need to power into the...

As Dave has mentioned just give it a coat, then light sand before layup. I have simply brushed resin on before. It will penetrate much less than it does when heated and under pressure of the layup so will work as you need. You need to do both sides at the same time though and cure on its side or it ...

Hey guys, I just got given a roll of chopped strand glass because nobody else wanted it. Before I hand it on to whoever wants it I'm just wondering if anybody here has actually used chopped strand in a board before and how did it go?
Layed up with some light uni it might be an interesting result.

"How can your cup be filled if it is already full"

Is there a reason you are looking to weaken the core substantially at the point of highest load? I dont see those inserts staying put in that cork for very long. Its a great looking image, difficult to achieve without a cnc and most of it looks more like wank factor to me. Keep it simple at the begi...

Chris, I'll get the specs when I get home from work on Monday. They are both mid-wide boards. Nothing crazy but a little extra float. Heaps of rocker in the nose and a short running length, I think the bigger one is still only a 900mm running length. The sidecut is fairly progressive and the width a...

The two bases.

One is a 160cm board the other is only a 154cm. The shorter one is also a fair bit narrower, this is why the veneers look a little different around the edges, it's just the board dimensions.

Finished off a couple of surf inspired Pintails. They both killed it in Japan last month. They are fairly soft flex compared to most boards I build for myself but it was fun to try something different. I kept a decent amount of torsional flex so that at least allowed a bit of grunt into the edges. I...

What type of superglue are you using?
I use Loctite 406 and never have any issues.
It is a bit pricey but lasts forever in the fridge and has crazy strong hold.

Those skis sound pretty cool Vinman. I like doing magnatraction designs, its fun drawing it all up and the different ways to achieve the multiple pressure points. LumberJacked, you sound pretty close to some tests. DOn't rush the end pieces mate, it's always to easy to rush at the end just to get so...

Yeah Tom that topcoat looks pretty sweet. What product is it, epoxy hotcoat? You've got a couple of small fish eyes but nothing severe, so a pretty good result really. I hate topcoat fish eyes. They make a quick finish job take days. Obviously you are already working hard to get everything clean bef...

Come on you lot, its getting dull in here. Surely somebody is trying something different at the moment? Where are all the new builders with the same dumb questions? At least that was fun to see unfold. I got 2 pintails on the go and ill post some pics next week but they aren't really that fascinatin...