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Brooky
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: Braunton. UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Hi John,
Yes, I'm aware of your blog. In fact, I tried to add a comment about looking forward to your forthcoming book but I wasn't able to. Something to do with signing up. It all got very complex and wouldn't do what I wanted, but anyway, I'm very much looking forward to the book! Good luck with it. Let us all know when it's available. I imagine there will be plenty of others interested as well.
Cheers,
Brooky. _________________ www.stockwell-lodge.co.uk |
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corduroysurf
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Brooky ,
Im stoked you know about the blog , i'll try & post updates as they come .. look forward to meeting you at Chapel in Sept ..
all the best
john |
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Brooky
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: Braunton. UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Hey John,
I'd very much appreciate some details of the Wegener 5'4" paipo you tried on your Aussie trip. I'm trying to source a piece of Paulownia wood to make one of my own.
Strangely, in this country, the most likely source for planks of paulownia is your local undertaker as it's often used for making coffins. A lid would do nicely!
I'm after bottom shapes, rolled or flat, any nose rocker, rail contours, that sort of stuff.
Love the poster on your blog by the way. That would look fabulous as a big sticker on my VW surf bus!
Brooky. _________________ www.stockwell-lodge.co.uk |
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Goodwood
Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: East Coast. Australia.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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I have a Palouwnia Wegener Dimensions are as follows.
44" X 15 1/4" X 1/2". very minimal nose lift which has been sanded in.
Flat Deck with slight roll near the tail. Slight rolled bottom.
The rails on edge are Square only tapering due to the roll in deck and bottom. The template has slightly curving rails looking almost parallel but not. Sealed only in Linseed Oil. Glued in three pieces. The board is extremely light and strong, holds a fantastic edge in the wall.
Personally I prefer heavier timbers in the water. _________________ K.I.S.S. - (Keep It Simple Stupid!). |
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Brooky
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: Braunton. UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, thanks Goodwood. Plenty there to be going on with. The one thing that surprises me is that the board is glued up in three strips. I thought they were a solid single plank but I guess with this method you end up with a board that's less prone to warping. Although I thought that resistance to warpage and splitting was one of the particular qualities of Palouwnia (suspect my spelling; Paulownia, was wrong!).
Those dimensions are great but you only mention one width. What are the nose & tail widths respectively?
Cheers, Brooky. _________________ www.stockwell-lodge.co.uk |
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bgreen
Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: Location: Qld. Oz
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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My Wegener board is a both longer and wider than the standard model. 5' long, tail is about 15 7/16' wide. Widest point is 18 3/4 about 18' from the nose.
Nose is 13 cm from the floor, tail is only about 2.5 cm from floor. I used cm here because I had trouble reading the small measurements (am avoiding glasses). Is thickest at the tail - about 15cm thick at thickest point, rail about 6 cm.
Goodwood, why do you prefer the heavier timber?. You may well be a lot more paddle fit than me and not mind the extra effort involved, though I imagine they would sit a bit very slightly lower in the water when ridden and give a closer to the water feel.
Brooky, the boards plane really well, though I haven't really the board enough, partly because if the surf is solid or there is a sweep, I find it easier (= I get more waves) on my other board,
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Brooky
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: Braunton. UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Yowsa! 15cm thick!!! 6cm rails!!! Please tell me you mean mm!!
Brooky. _________________ www.stockwell-lodge.co.uk |
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bgreen
Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: Location: Qld. Oz
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:41 am Post subject: |
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Brooky,
I'm hopeless at metric stuff. It is probably mm.
Bob |
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Poobah Dolphin Glider
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 696 Location: California, San Diego
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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1/4 inch at the rails, or for you Egyptian shapers...slightly less than 1/3 of a digit. |
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kage Dolphin Glider
Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 286 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hold it! Back up.............. Quote: | That would look fabulous as a big sticker on my VW surf bus |
What year? I am a 67 crew cab, rear seat being ideal for paipos and kneeboards, the bed in back for camping gear and occasional bed. |
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Brooky
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: Braunton. UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:26 am Post subject: |
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Hi Kage,
Don't get too excited mate. Mine's 20 years younger than yours. Type 25
wasserboxer. What you guys call a Vanagon I think. Mine's set up for longboards and sleeping. This basically means there's a full-size double bed in the back on which I lay all the boards!
Your bus sounds terrific. I'd love a splitty but they're just too damned small! Still, converting to a smaller type of board will give me a good excuse to get one!
I have got a '58 Beetle & a '67 Automatic Beetle though.
Brooky. _________________ www.stockwell-lodge.co.uk |
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mrmike
Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: Location: coronado, ca
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I have a 67 square back and a 82 van non waterboxer love them both been working on them sense I was a kid (long time ago) MRMIKE _________________ PAIPO ON
blog http://mrmikespaipos.blogspot.com |
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baidarka Matt Master
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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I guess this is a VW thread, as well. I've been thinning the herds, but still have a '65 Sundial camper, '72 Westfalia, '82 diesel Westfalia and a '68 Ghia. |
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Brooky
Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: Location: Braunton. UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, we seem to have gone off topic a bit. Sorry if I started it Mr. Moderator!
That's a fine time-line of campers you have there baidarka. If you feel like thinning out the Sundial I'm your man!
Mrmike, I spotted your lovely squareback near the top of this thread hiding behind your cool new paipo. They compliment one another very nicely.
Brooky. _________________ www.stockwell-lodge.co.uk |
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