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2005 Year of the Cubit Board

 
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Poobah
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:43 pm    Post subject: 2005 Year of the Cubit Board Reply with quote


Even for me it took a lot of gall to declare 2005 the Year of the Cubit Board. Especially when you consider that I didn't have any working prototypes. Well now I've got the first batch ready for testing.

Cosmo was the easiest to make. It's a modified wood skimboard.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/cosmo.jpg

Aker the paddle template is made from a pine 1X12. The nose kick is both boil-bent and sanded. You can't see it in the photo, but the bottom has a concave that flares out parallel to the flare of the template.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/aker.jpg

Tefnut the roundnose fish is made from poplar 1X12. It's less than $4.00 per foot, and is about half the weight of oak. The streaks of green, gold, brown and black are natural. The picture doesn't do it justice.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/tefnut01.jpg

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/tefnut02.jpg

Bobhotep the Big Boy Fish Cubit is made from low-grade 7 ply 3/8" plywood. The nose handle is a double thickness of the same wood. If you ignore the plywood construction, then this model more closely resembles the traditional Egyptian Lap Desk Paipo that was first ridden by Bobhotep of Buto.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/bobhotep01.jpg


Of course the Handelindanoz (handle in the nose) stye of paipos were "invented" independently by various cultures at different times around the globe. The handle has the advantages of pearling prevention, sufficient grip for one-handed riding and most importantly...it keeps the scribe's posca pens from rolling off the front of the lap desk.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/bobhotep02.jpg
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Poobah
Dolphin Glider


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's Too Tall Jones...a couple inches longer than a Royal Egyptian Cubit. Solid poplar with a poplar tail block, oil-based varnish.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/tootall02.jpg
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PaipoJim
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those boards look pretty. What are their dimensions and most importantly - how do they ride?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:04 am    Post subject: Cosmic Quivers Reply with quote

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 candlestick, incense, a roll of toilet paper, a set of worn tarot cards, both my elbows and a miniature Bert from sesame street. The board has not yet been ridden. Where did I go wrong? I fear that the lure of standup surfing has led me astray. Where is my polka dot flooring grade particle board paipo from 1970? Where is my book 'Her Bak, Egyptian Initiate' by Ischa Schwaller der Lubicz? , and why did I let Gordon Bishop from the Cook Islands steal all my spiritual books and all my physical possessions on Great Barrier Island during 1996? Do I orbulate or go finless?

Regards,

Roy


BTW our Poplar is paler and less dramatic than yours
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Poobah
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water off the Netherlands....

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dude, they are beautiful.
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Poobah
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a couple more cold water Cubit Creatures from Evert in the Netherlands....


http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/lazyshark01.jpg


http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Lamaroos/jawspaipo02.jpg
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Poobah
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaipoJim wrote:
Those boards look pretty. What are their dimensions and most importantly - how do they ride?


I made them just short of a Royal Egyptian Cubit (which is about 20 5/8 inches depending on who you ask.)

The first time I swam out with one, I was pleasantly surprised at how much lift it generated at slow speeds...swimming speeds. I can't put a number on the amount of lift, but I can tell you it's enough to keep my mouth out of the water (swimming on my stomach with both arms outstretched and both hands resting lightly on top of the board.) It gave me a good feeling before I even took my first wave. It helped me forget about my years of skepticism. It felt as though it belonged in the water. Entitled to be there. A subtle presence in the water. No big splashes, and it dove under the whitewater with the ease and strength of a teenage halibut.

My first wave was memorable. Not too big, but a nice shoulder that reformed inside. I made the elevator drop into the second wave just fine with a rockerless board. After a few more waves I finally got tumbled by a closed out wall. I was surprised at how easy it was to hang onto the little board. I'd also guessed wrong on how the board would ride using just wrist strength in a raised-body position. It was easy. The nose to tail response isn't that much different from the rail to rail response. I feel kind of stupid for not anticipating that. I was blinded by years of riding boards that are 2 or 3 times longer than their width. Now I feel like I just woke up, and its a brand new day.

So far I like the narrow fish the best. I like all four of my boards, but I like Tefnut the best. It seems to go where I aim it better than the other boards. I didn't think I'd like the narrow boards, because their width was driven by the materials (1 x 12 boards.) Wrong again. It surprises me how much I figured wrong. I still have a lot of sizes and shapes to experiment with. Maybe I should just expect to be surprised in the future.

Of couse these are all finless versions, and there's still lots to explore with finned and orbulated cubit boards. I encourage any and all of you to give it a go. First you need to have faith. That's the big hurdle....taking a leap of faith that it's as fun as some people say it is.
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