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  Topic: Just a little paulownia slab
RoyStewart

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: Paipo Board Design & Building   Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:13 pm   Subject: Just a little paulownia slab
Radical sidecut there mrmike Shocked

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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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

h ...
  Topic: Oiled Paipos
RoyStewart

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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.

Very Happy
  Topic: Paulownia/redwood Spoon from 2002
RoyStewart

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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 ...
  Topic: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon
RoyStewart

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PostForum: 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. Very Happy
  Topic: Buiding the'Acid Drop', a Redwood/Pine Orbulator Spoon
RoyStewart

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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