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eef
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Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: Location: Alkmaar, Holland
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: Two new boards under construction |
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Hello All!!
i found a piece of wood this week while cycling home from the beach, so i cut it out roughly into this (i'm thinking about making it into a twin fin). It's 5/8 inch thick, so no flex in this one.
and this one is made from a piece of plywood i had standing around for some time. It's 1/4 inch thick so loads of flex. I got the idea for a paipo with loads of flex from Nels' alien gonzales, and the shape is loosely based on Surffoils' (you can ride it two-ways), so thanx a lot guys!
greetings,
eef _________________ Increasing succes by lowering expectations
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baidarka Matt Master
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Ahhhh, found wood is good! It is amazing what can be found along the roadside while cycling, or walking. Have fun, Eef. |
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Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: Location: coronado, ca
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:57 am Post subject: |
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I like the way you think. I am retired and have a fixed income so free is alway good
MIKE ![Cool](images/smiles/icon_cool.gif) _________________ PAIPO ON
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eef
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Thanks all!
i put some artwork on the flexpaipo yesterday. The paint is oil-based so it takes a few days to dry (patience... patience...). After that i can start putting on the 4 layers of varnish.
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eef
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Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: Location: Alkmaar, Holland
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:14 am Post subject: |
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The progress on the fish paipö:
first i put two keels on
and then the graphics. on the bottom a sailortattoo-style mermaid
and on the deck a tree ('cause wood is good)
When the paint is dry in a few days i can start to put the varnish on! _________________ Increasing succes by lowering expectations
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tumak Dolphin Glider
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Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 131 Location: FL, Indian Harbour Beach
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Hey eef - I dig what you're doing. One of these days I'm going to score some plywood and make a classic paipo too. Thanks for the inspiration... and thanks to all you guys who take it back to basics about as far as it can go. It's good medicine.
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dksnap
Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: Location: Florida
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Nice eef! Your boards have the cutest designs.
I have been checking out home depot and eyeing the 1/4" ply, visualizing what shape of paipo I could create out of it....But then reality sets in - I live in apartment, have no porch or patio, no saw, sander, or equpiment of the sort (doh!) I guess the dream will have to wait til I move into a house or at least someplace with a porch ![Very Happy](images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif) |
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eef
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Tumak & DKSnap!
@DKSnap: since you live in the Sunshine State, why not take it outside? You only need a basic handsaw, a box to rest the plywood on, some sandpaper and a bit of outdoor paint. Your paipo can be done in a few days!
greetings,
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baidarka Matt Master
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: |
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A few years ago Dale S. recommended utilizing a portable workshop. He suggested test-riding a rectangular piece of ply...going back into the beach...cut/carve the planshape a little...back into the water...repeat, until a satisfactory end has been reached. Sounds like a good way to spend the day. |
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dksnap
Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: Location: Florida
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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eef...that actually does sound doable I was under the impression that homemade paipos were shaped using a bandsaw (or jigsaw? been a long time since elementary school shop class!) and electric sander. But I suppose a regular old hand saw and sandpaper could do the trick. Likewise, soaking the wood in the tub to create a little nose rocker shouldn't be a problem. But what about all the coats of varnish, and having to let it dry overnight outside after each coat? That's where a porch would come in real handy, as I assume the fumes would be harmful if it was kept indoors. But maybe I'm mistaken about that...?
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Poobah Dolphin Glider
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Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 696 Location: California, San Diego
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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How about night school...an adult wood shop class? |
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mrmike
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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eef: talk about found wood. this week on the west coast of the U.S. the surf was 20 to 30 feet. I went to my beach and found 6 broken surf boards lots of paipos in this lot. I don't like foam all that much I like wood better. but free is a good thing
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eef
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Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: Location: Alkmaar, Holland
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:20 am Post subject: |
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Recycling is GOOOOOOOD!
i picked up a pile of wood on saturday: a friend of mine works at a lumberyard where the packagez of the big plywood-sheets come in with protecting sheets of wood on both sides from the package. They throw these protective sheets away most of the time, so i could pick up a pile
gotta love that! So there are a few more paipo on their way i guess
ow and this: the oil-based painted i did the artwork with on the two paipo's is STILL sticky after a week of drying.
Jeeez, i need to work on my patience a bit more
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eef
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surffoils
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Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: Location: Gold Coast, (finally), Australia
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Eef,saw the video,looking forward to the ride report.
Where do you get your inspiration for the artwork and do you display other art of a similar style?
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