We started by cutting out the other four board stringers with a jigsaw, after tracing them out with our masonite template. We ruined one stringer, but the final four turned out great. On the advice of some expert shapers on a website we've been following (www.swaylocks.com), we picked up a baby block planer, which is only 1" wide and 3" long. This ended up being a great investment at $12, as it made our stringers turn out much cleaner and smoother than Andrew's Fish, which we didn't have the planer for.
Since Drew's Fish was ready for the second side, we did that first, setting it up on it's own, and clamping it together with about 5 bar clamps to ensure a tight fit. I have to say, we were amazed to see how awesome it looked when we were done - it's actually starting to look like a surfboard!
Then we followed the same process for the other four shapes, which we glued and weighted all together. The PU glue (Gorilla Glue) we're using needs to have one surface wet with water, and the other surface covered in glue. We did one board at a time, lining everything up and putting them one behind another on a sheet of plywood. We covered the tops of all the boards with another sheet, and weighted everything down until there were no gaps. I have to say, it was uber-gratifying to see the boards actually starting to come together. After the end of today, we're hoping to have all the shapes glued together and ready for the shape hotwiring. So check back in later!
In addition to the new pics below, I've added the first pictures we took from our first two board building day to the first two posts. Just scroll down, or click here and here if you're lazy.
Attendees: Drew, Justin
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