My hollow wooden 5'6" Mini Simmons, although I love it, it just doesn't have that much speed down the line on the bigger stuff. To overcome this I'm experimenting with this diamond tail mini simmons.
The Western Red Cedar I'm making this from was left over from a 12m Van de Stadt Yacht. It was joined in 12m lengths so had to cut it down in length to A) Transport it & B) Size it down obviously. The WRC is a little random with giant dowel joins here and there as well as scarf joints with some sort of epoxy. The state of the wood has been a little challenging to use but figured it's imperfections will be it's appeal...
The Western Red Cedar I'm making this from was left over from a 12m Van de Stadt Yacht. It was joined in 12m lengths so had to cut it down in length to A) Transport it & B) Size it down obviously. The WRC is a little random with giant dowel joins here and there as well as scarf joints with some sort of epoxy. The state of the wood has been a little challenging to use but figured it's imperfections will be it's appeal...
Blank prepped and skins ready for bagging.
I've recently come across sia Abrasives which can be purchased from Shapers here in Australia. I haven't been to happy with the result from Epoxy Resins as far as getting a good gloss\shine but these SIA pads are a game changer and worth every penny.
After Cut & Polish followed by a polish cream she's come up trumps - very happy with the result.
Ride Report
Conditions: 2ft, light to moderate cross wind on a open beach break coming into a high tide.
Although surf conditions where a bit ordinary this board did come to light on a handful of waves. Easy to paddle and turns much better then my other mini simmons thanks to the Dick Van Straale ultra-modernised Fish Keel fins and diamond tail. It's super fast too and like the agile factor.
Nice work Charl.
ReplyDeleteThis board look AWESOME MAN. Cut the veneer skins one side of mine today. Check my Instagram for it. Yew.
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