Thanks guys....its really hard to tell how much to leave in the rails - but then when you stick it in a rack on the side you can see how much thickness there really is. My last custom the fella took too much off the rail and ruined the board for me - I know that this is a bit different (as its 3 ft longer ) but I thought it would be better to have too much and still be able to surf it (I am a heavy weight) than not enough and be annoyed with it. The goal of this board is that I can out paddle the old boys at the beach on their mals and take waves off them

And SP - with a bit of luck and good management that board will be finished in time for PP!!!!!

Remarkable Ted .... you've done damn good man , really damn good you should be stoked at this , sweet eh

Looking good Ted , love the fin from RG .

Scratched mine on some underwater rocks last week Almost cried .

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Tassiedevel said...
Looking good Ted , love the fin from RG .

Scratched mine on some underwater rocks last week Almost cried .

ouch ouch ouch ....... Ohhh no & Ohhh well you'll have to snaffle up another one now as insurance & total restoration of stoke Taz mate

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Tassiedevel said...
Looking good Ted , love the fin from RG .

Scratched mine on some underwater rocks last week Almost cried .

ouch ouch ouch ....... Ohhh no & Ohhh well you'll have to snaffle up another one now as insurance & total restoration of stoke Taz mate

Was thinking the same Pup . Might go a bigger one and try the Nimbus as a single fin .

I've said it befive and I'l say it besix, that a nice look'n stick.

Will it be ready in time for me to snap it in half for you up at PP?

good luck Ted i would like a ride of it next time you surf with chrispy and Asea

kevin 001 love it

Looking forward to seeing it Ted. Bring it along next time you're down this way.
Nice fin too.

i hate multi talented bragging pricks with pics...that is a wiked effort mate..i cant wait to ride it

So today was a sad day with the great man passing...even more weird it was my first glassing day on a board based off one of his most popular and respected designs - it felt weird - especially as I had changed a few things - nose, tail and concave under the nose but essentially the bones are still the same. I then changed the colour and design as I started to mix the tints - am glad I did but it was strange having had a design idea in my head for 3 months and changing it in 2 mins !! Stoked with the end result (a little more traditional than Chrispys some might say). I did the first layer of the deck this arvo and hope to do the next tom arvo if I can fit it in....the wind and swell look good tom so maybe it will have to wait till Thursday - as if Totally loving this build thing more than i thought I would * 10. I was terrified of glassing going into this build but am not so scared anymore

So Ted you've made an "in the brown". It's looking good. Even with those changes it's still got that flatter rocker so she should trim nice and fast. Great effort and the tint / pigment combo looks sweet.

Ted you look like a pro great work mate

fully sick brother...love your work

TK's Board Works - mate that is sweet stuff ..... I'll have a 906 x 23 x 2 5/8 when you're ready please mate

Thanks guys - I am really enjoying the build! Will do some more tom hopefully....got caught up today sadly but still managed 2 surfs

that board is the second best board I've sent lately farking

But seriously what an awesome job you've done. That looks great, can't wait to see it in the flesh, my mate is actually up PP this week and has been surfing creso, 3ft yesterday and n Better today supposedly.... He's a bastard...a lucky bastard

Once again great looking board.

Wher have you been making it, there is heaps of boards on that wall

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SP said...

Wher have you been making it, there is heaps of boards on that wall

Bucko's place - he fixes boards and does restorations - nice bloke and super good with his hands. He has been giving me an enormous amount of help.

Glassed the bottom today - much easier than the deck! Starting to get pretty excited now.

Don't give up your day job Ted

Mate that's fully SIC bro.

Looking good there Ted. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

at what stage dose the M logo go on

dont look like you wrapped the bottom ted WHY? would have thought you needed the extra strength and stiffness of a double wrap............. definatly not putting poo on youre work but. just saying both top and bottom layers are usually wrapped.

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dont look like you wrapped the bottom ted WHY? would have thought you needed the extra strength and stiffness of a double wrap............. definatly not putting poo on youre work but. just saying both top and bottom layers are usually wrapped.

I think there is another layer of glass to go on yet.

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Ted the Kiwi said...
Glassed the bottom today - much easier than the deck! Starting to get pretty excited now.

Nice work Ted - thanks for the post up are you intending to have a polished finish mate ? not sure if that's been asked yet is all

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sharpie said...
dont look like you wrapped the bottom ted WHY? would have thought you needed the extra strength and stiffness of a double wrap............. definatly not putting poo on youre work but. just saying both top and bottom layers are usually wrapped.

Will wrap the next layer of top Sharpie for sure....did the initial top but not the bottom one - you are correct. Is this going to give me trouble? Speak now before its too late and she becomes a wall hanging

Mac - there will be no M on this thing - decal is done just awaiting it back from the printers - hard to find someone who prints on tissue locally.

Pup - she will have the polished finish for sure. She will buffed up like a .... well you know what

Nice work Ted would look great with a big T on it give you $400 for it thought I'd get in be Asea

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asea said...
good luck Ted i would like a ride of it next time you surf with chrispy and Asea

Keep it away from chrispy ted

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towball said...

asea said...
good luck Ted i would like a ride of it next time you surf with chrispy and Asea

Keep it away from chrispy ted

yeah he is not allowed anywhere near it if he has anything resembling a spray can in his hand As for Asea at least I will now have something that can paddle with him so I can try and compete with his wave count !

Here's a nice little clip I found when looking at stuff on Tak. It's from a full movie, be interesting to see.