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HOW TO SHAPE A SURFBOARD FAQ
- General Information on Surfboard Shaping
- Railbands. Looking at the "simple rail dims chart", it displays one single value for rail mark. Do I have to use the same rail mark on all the board length or shall I multiply by dimension as far as I go further or backward on the board?
- Can I use your Rail Runner tool to shape the rail bands?
- I know the kit does not come with any electric power tools such as an electric planer. Just wondering do you need a specific kind of electric planer like the ones you guys offer on your site, or can you use pretty much any kind of planer?
- I'd like to get a blank and glass to shape a handplane as a weekend project. Are you able to help? I see you have all that's needed for glassing, but not quite sure about the blank (whatever material's easiest to shape).
- There are bead tear-out areas are around the nose and along the stringer of my EPS shape. I don't want to keep removing foam and take a chance at screwing it up. What is the secret to sanding them out if I should do that?
- If I leave out the stringer would I have to use carbon on the rails or will it be strong enough without?
- I want to shape a fish. With the 6.6 is it possible to shape a fish and be able to use the fish "paper" templates that you supply on your web site?
- Could you tell me where I can get the rail band measurements from?
- I planed the bottom of the board and for my first time I was quite surprised at how well it turned out, but on the deck I tried the planer when I reached the top quarter of the board the curve of the board lifted the center of the planer and nothing cut.
- I'm working on some boards now, and I'm trying to remember the tool you guys use to take down the stringer without messing up the foam around unnecessarily. If I recall, you use something other than a mini-block plane.
- I started shaping a noserider. I foiled the blank and put slight vee in the tail. The problem is that after I put in all that tail rocker in the tail, the tail is almost paper thin.
- I won't be able to put in a fin box because I shaped the tail too thin. So i would have to glass on a skeg. Should I just cut off the tail and shape a smaller design or will I be able to still salvage this blank for a noserider?
- Is the EPS blank sealing spackle for glueing the blanks together or is it for when you glass it?
- I was interested in making my own flowboard of foam. I currently have a wood one I was interested in making a 39 inch board with channels since they don't offer channels on the foam boards.
- With a wood tail block is the idea to glue it and clamp it....like when you glue the EPS blanks?
- How do you make a wood tailblock? wood glue? how do you attach it to the foam? is the glassing process the same?
- How do you calculate the nose and tail rail band markings since those will be tapered? Would you apply the same multiplication to those suggested markings for the nose and tail rail bands using the table for say a 3" thick board?
- Hey guys I was doing some research on rail band guideline charts and I understand your the man to come to! When you have some time can you please email me the PDF for your guidance chart for rail bands?
- Railband layouts: Relative to the midpoint rail band dim are they typically about a 1/2" - 1/4" difference? Or am I just overthinking this way too much and looking for exact measurements on everything because I'm afraid of screwing up? haha.
- I cut out the outline for the Board and now ready for foliing the blank. Do you have a suggestion for thickness and rocker sizes for the 62A blank using a 5'11" template. The Board will be used by a 13 year old - currently approximately 100 pounds.
- I'm looking into building my own wakesurf board. They're shorter than all of your kits, only about 5' give or take. Wondering if you have anything suitable or know any previous customers who have done the same using your products.
- I'm shaping my board right now and it's coming out just as I want it to, the only problem is it's a little too think. Is there an easier way to thin it out beside just keep sanding it?
- I want to use EPS blanks. Apart from the shaping kit are there any other tools you sell that would make life a lot easier, spokeshave maybe? Iv watched people butcher EPS foam before.
- I was wondering if you have Greenlight Surfboard Design Guide Vol. 4. I have vol. 1, 2, 4, and 5 but can’t get a hold of 4 on the web.
- I'm interested in a power planer after shaping a few boards by hand. I don't think I can swing the bucks for a Hitachi, but I see you now offer a low cost power planer. Give me an honest appraisal. Since I only make one or two boards
- Do you still use a jigsaw and your homemade blade to cut outlines? I cut down the saw blade from a reciprocating saw to use in my jigsaw but tends to deform the cut a bit. It's hard to find a blade that is stiff enough to cut accurately.
- Shaping room lighting. I'm building a second shaping room and considering T12 lights. I used T8 lights in my first shaping room. Any comments?
- Looking forward to trying out the new rasp set. What kind of feedback have you had from your customers who have purchased them?
- I have a question about the power planer (non-hitachi) you sell. Will your planer make smooth cuts on eps? Also is it modified to adjust cutting depth like the hitachi knob does?
- Do you sell Rail Band Templates?
- I was going to use a jig saw to cut the outline. What type of blade would I use?
- I'm shaping my first surf board fish from your 5'6''B template. How i manage to get the right thickness from nose to tail?
- How do I shape a channels on the bottom of my board?
- My outline cut is uneven and wobbly. How do I fix it?
- When using my trim plane on the stringer it gouges the foam next to it. How do I avoid that?
- How do you calculate the nose and tail dims if the rail bands since those will be tapered?
- What is the difference between your steel PRO TOOLS and the PVC plastic tools?
- I'm shaping my board right now and it's coming out just as I want it to, the only problem is it's a little too thick. Is there an easier way to thin it out beside just keep sanding it?
- If i were to follow your A-Z Guide, what would i need to purchase off your site (building material wise), I have most of the necessary tools but was wondering for the actual material of the board.
- How to get EPS foam smooth without spackle? Screen or sandpaper?
- I've watched a few videos on YouTube and see they use electric planers I was wondering are they special designed planers or just standard from a hardware store
- When foiling my board how do I know how thick to go on the nose and tail and at the intermediate points?
- How important it is to have the board totally smooth and even before glassing?
- Rail band dimensions at 12" from nose and tail?
- How do I flatten the deck and bottom to square up with the rail outline cut?
- I'm done shaping my blank and it has a slight gap by the stringer at the tail end what do I do to fill that in?
- More info on shaping rail bands
- Should I measure my railband marks at the mid point of the board or the wide point? My wide point is 4" in front of the mid point.
- What grit sandpaper would you recommend for shaping the rails on those EPS foam blanks?
- Where can I find info on rail bands and rail shape designs?
- Do I need to use an electric power planer to shape my board?
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