tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733602927343386544.post8809238987245913061..comments2023-07-31T13:40:19.562-07:00Comments on Oak Foils Custom Surfboards: Insights of Creating Rocker TemplatesOak Foilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14627347530349612290noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733602927343386544.post-67355256671480229182010-09-07T13:16:35.088-07:002010-09-07T13:16:35.088-07:00Tim,
Shaping wise I'm self taught so the way I...Tim,<br />Shaping wise I'm self taught so the way I do things maybe much different than most guys that have learned or apprenticed under an elder shaper. Not sure if that good or bad. ;)<br /><br />I'm a tinkerer by nature so I'm always looking to improve on my shaping. Try and not to become complacent, try and do your own thing. New ideas and new ways of doing things are always inspiring. Don't let others tell you that it's incorrect or wrong way of doing things. If it works for you and your stoked on it, then it's all good.<br /><br />Feel free to stop by and I'll give you the ten cent tour. Please call me before heading down.<br /><br />W>Oak Foilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14627347530349612290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733602927343386544.post-86205169676085696592010-09-06T16:04:19.570-07:002010-09-06T16:04:19.570-07:00Thanks for the insights, myself being a hobbyist c...Thanks for the insights, myself being a hobbyist can appreciate your technique you seem to have all the intracies worked out. I like that you start with a hand shaped shape, would it be possible to come down and meet? I have some questions regarding rockers and foiling.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733602927343386544.post-15959367828307313122010-08-18T23:01:21.119-07:002010-08-18T23:01:21.119-07:00Good To know. Seems obvious enough, but having nev...Good To know. Seems obvious enough, but having never seen a "bad" blank, I was just wondering.<br />Thanks W.Alexandrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220908718252095705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733602927343386544.post-83967481607620062512010-08-18T13:30:28.096-07:002010-08-18T13:30:28.096-07:00Alex, apart from incorrect rockers a bad blank I c...Alex, apart from incorrect rockers a bad blank I consider is the most obvious things like crooked stringers, holes, pour lines, inconsistency in foam structutre, overly soft foam under the crust. Those are the most obvious.<br /><br />For the most part the quality of blanks have been decent lately, but I'm not 100% satisfied. Most blank mfgrs have upped their game since Black Monday.Oak Foilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14627347530349612290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733602927343386544.post-3274358958963898752010-08-17T21:28:11.782-07:002010-08-17T21:28:11.782-07:00Great inside Wayne, that's pretty cool. I migh...Great inside Wayne, that's pretty cool. I might have what you (or others) would consider a stupid question: Aside from a bad rocker, what defines a bad blank? What makes a blank unsalvageable? And what do you do if the rocker on your blank is not accurate? Do you send it back to your supplier?<br /><br />A bit off topic I realize (on top of being stupid), I'm just being curious.<br />Thanks Wayne. Cheers.Alexandrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220908718252095705noreply@blogger.com