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Topic: Just a little paulownia slab |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:26 am Subject: Just a little paulownia slab |
Spot on there Poohbah, it's the NZ Post model ! Any bigger and it doesn't go by post, we have a courier service for bigger boards though.
The kids just use them oiled, no wax as they are grippin ... |
Topic: Just a little paulownia slab |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:13 pm Subject: Just a little paulownia slab |
Radical sidecut there mrmike
I just cut out a 7'5" by 16" paulownia alaia, it's so much fun being able to make a board in 1/30 th of the time it takes to finish a hollow board ... |
Topic: Just a little paulownia slab |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:09 pm Subject: Just a little paulownia slab |
The stringer lines are due to the weathered edges of the planks which go brown after a few years.
Our children are really getting into these, they prefer them to the alaia boards as they are easi ... |
Topic: The Gobstopper |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:02 pm Subject: The Gobstopper |
Thanks Eef, actually the tunnel fin by itself is like riding a board with no fin in some ways, as it can be sideslipped and will roll rail to rail as if there is no fin.
It ust needs some of your ... |
Topic: The Gobstopper |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:55 am Subject: The Gobstopper |
The first resin coat went on today, we still have to build the fin. Orbulator is Rodntube ( or rather Poohbah) speak for tunnel fin by the way.
It's paulownia wood, hollow with frames.
I'm no ... |
Topic: The Gobstopper |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:34 pm Subject: The Gobstopper |
Will have a ten inch orbulator
http://www.olosurfer.com/images/6footer%20327.jpg
http://www.olosurfer.com/images/6footer%20329.jpg
http://www.olosurfer.com/images/6footer%20330.jpg
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Topic: Oiled Paipos |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:58 pm Subject: Oiled Paipos |
That's a wicked looking board there Poohbah
Regarding the oil, after 20 minutes or so in the water it's all gone, it definitely migrates into the water, but slowly. With the boardwax for example, ... |
Topic: Oiled Paipos |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:14 pm Subject: Oiled Paipos |
Interesting stuff
Regarding coconut oil, we use it on boards, but not as a sealer, we use it as a speed oil as it dissolves in salt water and reduces drag.
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Topic: Paulownia/redwood Spoon from 2002 |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:06 pm Subject: Paulownia/redwood Spoon from 2002 |
http://www.olosurfer.com/5-9kneelo9.jpg
http://www.olosurfer.com |
Topic: 2005 Year of the Cubit Board |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:04 am Subject: Cosmic Quivers |
Hello Poohbah.
Congratulations. Your cosmic quiver is truly inspirational. I confess that my orbulator spoon is lying padded and strapped across two bus seats, cradling my laptop, a printer, a cand ... |
Topic: Acid Drop spoon for sale |
RoyStewart
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Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:19 pm Subject: Acid Drop spoon for sale |
The Acid Drop spoon which I have been building is being auctioned (No reserve) at
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Watersports/Surfing/auction-17432075.htm
Pictures of the finished board are at
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Topic: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:14 pm Subject: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon |
The board has not yet been ridden. The 5'9" version rode nicely. |
Topic: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:48 pm Subject: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon |
The 'Acid Drop' project is complete. The board is being auctioned (no reserve) at
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?id=17432075
I am selling the board without fins. It is se ... |
Topic: Sandwich |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:11 pm Subject: Sandwich |
Can you draw what you are planning? If you want to maximise flex then cross beams won't hurt as they won't stop the board from flexing. A tapered profile on the other hand (which you will get with a f ... |
Topic: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon |
RoyStewart
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Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:49 pm Subject: Redwood |
Here's the bottom. Timber is full of surprises, I haven't seen redwood with this kind of grain before!
http://www.woodensurfboardbuilder.com/Paipo_page.html |
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