Making Surfboard Fins from a Cracked Log
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- These might be my favourite fins I've made! I made them from a cracked maple log that I filled with black epoxy. To fill the cracks I made a mold that I then poured black epoxy into, similar to how epoxy river tables are made. For these surfboard fins I wanted to use up the fibreglass tabs I had made in a previous fin video. The fibreglass tabs are made with 36 layers of 6oz fibreglass and epoxy.
Etsy Shop with fins: www.etsy.com/c...
Instagram: @wavewasters
Discord: / discord
Tools and supplies I use:
Dewalt 5" Rotary Sander (DWE6401DS): amzn.to/49cPInZ
Porter Cable Sander/polisher: amzn.to/2UG7H4J
3" Resin roller: amzn.to/3KBHBqp
3M Dual Cartridge Respirator: amzn.to/3Ec9aB0
Reusable stir sticks: amzn.to/3kILNIG
6oz Fiberglass
Entropy Epoxy(for glassing)
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#diy #woodworking #surfing
I'm super low on resin right now so I'm going to be selling some fins, help fund more projects. If you're interested one of these or one of the skateboard veneer fins send me a message or reach out to me on Instagram (@WaveWasters). I'll also post on the community tab when they are ready.
Edit: These are available my Etsy shop as well as other projects: (link in the description of the video)
Excellent work as always !
Thanks! Batching the fins out has been really fun. But i'm itching to make some more weird projects.
The amount of thought and work that goes into your projects makes my head spin! I also love the way you work with what you have in your shop...example: your bandsaw...using it to it's max! I like the masking tape squeeze effect on the fin joint! Vacuum bagging too...wow! PDC Matt!!! ( Pretty Darn Cool ) Cheers, John 👍✌
Thanks John! Have to work with what I have available, hopefully some day I can upgrade the bandsaw to cut bigger logs.
Have you tried some glass roving strands around the fin before putting them in between the fibreglass? Ive seen that happen a lot with glass on fins and comes out beautiful.
When I started making fins years before I started the channel I used roving a lot. Some of my best fins used it but I always found it hit or miss. I think its because I was using slow set epoxy it would shift a little or cause the glass to bubble. I found it worked best glassing one side of the fin then the other.
Once I got into vacuum bagging even with this crude setup. I found I was getting better results glassing both side of the fin at once without roving. It also cut glassing and sanding time in half with better results aside from some leading edge bubbles. I've been experimenting with resin infusion which may be an even better option.
A Canadian fin out of maple. That’s a bit on the nose.
That came out sick though 🤙🤙🤙 and nice glamour shots in the end.
Hahaha this is from a maple tree that fell on my garden, can't let free wood goto waste. I should make a fin with maple syrup in it, might give the fin a little more hold haha.
Thanks! It's hard to come up with ideas for glamour shots so this has kinda been my go-to. May need to try to get some at the beach next time.
@@WaveWasters time for some chemical engineering. Can we make a water insoluble and UV stable maple syrup based resin. Beach glamour could go, but the studio once does set a good mood. Maybe a beach glamour at the end of your surfing videos. I've said it before, but always appreciate your surfing/action followup videos to your builds.
oh you're Canadian too, thats so cool! I'm toe dipping into making fin out of resin and your videos are super inspiring!
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@@valeriebourdeau7343That's awesome! Let me know how it turns out or send me a photo of your finished fin. Always like seeing everyone's projects.
Awesome job Matt. Nice soundtrack as well. 🤙🏻