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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: May 2009
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Thursday, May 28, 2009. I laminated some test-panels with tinted epoxy. I mixed up 1 1/2 ounces of epoxy, divided it into five smaller batches, and added pigment to each batch. The colors (from left to right) are: Burnt Sienna, Sienna, Yellow Ocre, Venitian Red, Ultramarine Blue. I then laminated two test-panels that show the colors in the same order. Both panels have two layers of 6 oz s-glass. The first panel was EPS packaging foam. I also tried swirling...
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: Finetuning the Shape: The Planer Knows Best
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Sunday, June 28, 2009. Finetuning the Shape: The Planer Knows Best. The planer ate a piece of my tail - there was a huge gash. So then I was forced to reshape the tail, and now it's flat. Another way to put this, is that the planer knew better than me - There was no way it was gonna put up with that crazy domed tail! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Tinting Trouble, but Good Surf. Board Number Two Started.
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: September 2008
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Sunday, September 21, 2008. Board 1: Fin boxes are in. I finished routing out the other slots for the fin boxes, and glued in the boxes. I roughed up the boxes with sandpaper, and wrapped a saturated sheet of 4-ounce fiberglass around each, then filled up the slots halfways with epoxy and pressed the boxes into place. Here you see what the tail area looks like now. The boxes are close to done, a bit more cleanup with sandpaper is needed. I agonized over fi...
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: November 2008
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Friday, November 28, 2008. More pictures of the quad fish. Here are some more pictures. I've noticed that surfboard photos taken up close, such as the one with me standing, or the picture of the fin area, tend to distort the true shape. The last two pictures here, taken from far above the board, give a good impression of the actual outline and shape. The board feels a little heavy on land because the hotcoat is so thick and I didn't sand it. But that d...
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: Board #2 Finished
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Saturday, September 19, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. San Francisco area, California, United States. View my complete profile. 45 to the beach.
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: July 2009
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Friday, July 3, 2009. Last night I laminated the last layer of 6 oz glass over the deck and rails. Clear resin, no tint. I freelapped the rails onto the bottom. The board looks nicer now, much closer to the deep tinted look I was hoping for. Try clicking the top picture to see it up close. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. San Francisco area, California, United States. View my complete profile. 45 to the beach.
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: Last Glass Layer
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Friday, July 3, 2009. Last night I laminated the last layer of 6 oz glass over the deck and rails. Clear resin, no tint. I freelapped the rails onto the bottom. The board looks nicer now, much closer to the deep tinted look I was hoping for. Try clicking the top picture to see it up close. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. San Francisco area, California, United States. View my complete profile. 45 to the beach.
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: Surfing Board 2
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Saturday, September 19, 2009. Below are a few more pics from the construction. My low tech backyard cleanroom, where I did the the hotcoating. Detail of the leash plug - color matched! Hey Bro, I really like your board, your wife was right on with the color combo. It looks sick! What resin tints did you use? Brown isnt a common color so I was just wondering. Anymore comments on how the board is working for you, or how durable it is? View my complete profile.
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: Shaping Almost Done
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Friday, June 26, 2009. Turned the rails today. Still have to clean up the bottom part a bit more, and fine sand the whole board. Should be ready to start the glassing tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Tinting Trouble, but Good Surf. Finetuning the Shape: The Planer Knows Best. Board Number Two Started. San Francisco area, California, United States. View my complete profile. 45 to the beach.
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary: Power Planing Pleasures
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Horn Melon's Surf Diary. Surfing makes me happy. Monday, June 22, 2009. Today I tried the power planer for the first time. What a difference to shaping by hand! At first I felt awkward and was very timid with the planer, but after a while I got more into it, and really mowed away at the foam. This is going much faster than I expected. Later this week I will need to shape and blend the rails, sand smooth, and that's it for the shaping. Great job, Sven! June 24, 2009 at 9:14 AM. June 24, 2009 at 10:24 AM.
