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- From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 7)
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 10)
Crafting the perfect wooden surfboard is an art form that requires passion, precision, and an unwavering commitment to quality.
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 9)
The next day starts by adding a second layer to the outer rocker lines. Why make a second layer in this step? With the second layer we generate a bigger gluing surface for the upper and lower deck plate. The second layer also adds to the overall strength and durability of the deck plate, as…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 8)
After the glue dried it is time to plane the strips for strengtening to level with the frames. So that we can carry on to the next step I cut the nose in the wrong angle and now I have to correct that mistake by gluing some Paulownia on top of the nose. If I…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 7)
Plane it down. So the glue is dried over night and now the deckplates are being planed. By hand of course. Lots of work and lots of curls. Now it is time for the nose. The nose is made out of thicker Paulownia to make to nose more sturdy. Taking measurements. The tool is from…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 6)
When all the frames and the center rocker of your windsurfboard are processed, the parts are being glued together. I love to use zip ties to do so. They are easy to use and they can produce enough pressure for this step. And if you buy the ones you can reuse, they are much more…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 5)
Bevor we proceed with your vision let’s check if the parts so far fit together. Everythings fit and looks pretty nice. If the planks are a little bit bent you do not need to worry about it. They will be straightend out at a later point. But for now we can continue. Well, not that…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 4)
Next we are going to need the mast rail. The mast rail is not a bought part made out of plastic, like you see it in every other board. The mast rail is made out of Paulownia. As we want our boards to be as natural as it possibly can be. And we use Paulownia…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 3)
After the center rocker has been cut and planed according to your vision the frames are produced. The outline, length and hight of each frame is given through the 3D-CAD. The frames are made out of poplar like the center line, with the difference that they are made out of 4mm instead of 6mm. Why?…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 2)
Now the real work on your windsurfboard starts! The center rocker of your windsurfboard is made out of 6mm poplar. A light weight wood as Paulownia, but not as stated here, as water insensitiv as Paulownia. The advantage of using poplar is, that you can get it as a multiplex plate. But as these multiplex…
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From your vision to your windsurfboard made out of wood! (Part 1)
So we talk on the phone about your vision of a windsurfboard made out of wood. It is all about what kind of board you would like to have and the basic design. You explain that you have always been drawn to the natural beauty and texture of wood, and imagine a windsurfboard that reflects…
