Looks great but you need to put a fiberglass cloth to hold the resin. The board will flex, expand and contract with use eventually cracking the expoxy.
Great job. A few things that would make it better might be more attention to shaping the rails and adding a light fiberglass to prevent your panel from delaminating. Look up some videos on glass lay ups, not too hard.
You can build a wooden surfboard without fiberglass. I've built a windsurfboard without fiberglass and i didn't even use epoxy, but PU varnish. It works, but it's a bit soft. So with the epoxy he shouldn't have the problem with the softness of the wooden surface. It should work just fine, if wood on the deck is think enough. PS: And of course if you're making the board to make a less enviromentally problematic surfboard, then you wouldn't want to use fiberglass. Why go through all of that trouble of using wood just to then put fiberglass on it anyway? To me that didn't make any sense.
Great job guys. For a first time on a surfboard, it's very impressive. I mentioned before that I got contracted to rebuild the woodwork for a 1931 Chevy Woody Wagon. I settled on TotalBoat Halcyon for the finish. I am overall very happy with the finish. It has a slight orange peel to it. Kinda what you were seeing with the epoxy. It doesn't level out as dead flat as a General Finishes Clear Poly, but it's still flat enough that the client is very happy with the result. And a minor amount of orange peel in trade for all the benefits, it's a no brainier. I'm definitely willing to use their products again... And I don't say that about many products lol. Again, great job on the surfboard. I've never seen one made before.
One question: What was the final weight? Also, after a lifetime of surfing and boat building experiences; sealing the inside of wood structures is as important as the outside finish. And a satin finish is faster than gloss. When water beads up on a surface, it's "sticky". You want it to sheet/run off cleanly. Aloha y'all.
Yes....killer project. More appropriate should be "suicide project". Cannot be epoxy and wood without one or two fiberglass 160 gr/m2 cloth laminated with the resin. You guys got very poor ideas of composites....have you?
Wow, y'all this is the most impressive thing we've had the pleasure of watching you build yet! You truly have no limits! You both are so creative and talented. I almost feel guilty getting to see the final results in less than an hour from the comfort of my couch. This clearly demanded a TON of time and effort. Good on you! I'll probably never build one myself, but will be ordering plans anyway, just to learn more about the process. Fascinating stuff!
Oh my gosh, you are too nice!! This build was an experience, and we really enjoyed doing this longer, more in depth project. Can’t wait to ride it more for the winter season ☺️
Hi mate! Awesome looking board... if you ever choose to make another green light surf have ‘rail bands’ for different rail shapes, which really help make everything symmetrical. Always wanted to make a wooden board myself - good work!
I tied this about 15 years ago but abandoned it when I realised the board would be too heavy to be anything other than a wall hanger. Basically you need to be using Paulownia or Balsa to get something light enough to be of much practical use as a surfboard. 7.5 pounds is the maximum weight including fins. Nice looking board though.
Awesome project and it came out looking AMAZING!!! Your logo on the wood, between the penetrating apoxy and thick apoxy, wood have looked sooooo good....... mabey next time? I'm not a surfer, but that board looks good enough to sell! Love it!👍👍👍👍👍👍
We tried that and the ratchet was digging in the wood and it was just slipping off. Tried to put clamps in front, clamps fell. It’s all good now though!
A glass schedule was needed on this board. A good one could've be 6+4 oz or 4+4 oz. to make it lighter since it's wood. A single 6 oz. on bottom. It would have been structurally better with such. This is more of a wall hanger. Eventually the epoxy will weakened and water will log in it. Unless you haven't done at least 3 coats on each sides and it still can penetrate in through microscopical holes. Do not use foam sponges. When the epoxy resin warms up it tends to melt the foam and particles fall on the hotcoat. Best ones are the cheap 3" China made brushes. The board is nice though. Rip it up!
I would make the entire board and drill 500 holes in it and fill them up with Great Stuff. But I understand you want to make it all wood. Yours came out great.
I had to start on the end because a bow developed somewhere along the way and the nose had a gap open up. By clamping it first I didn’t have to apply much pressure there at the end. When I clamped the rest of the board the nose just got tighter if that makes sense.
Yep I always bow the strips out from the centre to ensure the nose and tail are tight which is a big help when shaping. If your interested check out my RUclips channel and instgram
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing! I really want to do something like it but it feels a bit intimidating loool. Your project turned out great. How was the feeling surfing it? Nice balance? Would you change something? Cheers and keep it up!
Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed it:) Honestly, I'd be lying saying this isn't a big undertaking. I will say though, the individual parts of making the board are relatively easy, just time consuming. The board is extremely buoyant and easy to surf. It is very heavy, but in smaller surf, which is the only time I like to use it, it works really well. If I were to change anything, it would be the width of the board. I went really wide for a fat board. I enjoy surfing it a lot, so a slightly skinnier board would be a bit more maneuverable.
With the alignment, did you consider a couple of alignment dowels? If so, I'd be curious why you decided not to do it? I would think that something as small as toothpick could have helped out with the alignment while you clamped, but having never done anything like this, I could be totally wrong.
Alignment wasn’t really an issue surprisingly. When gluing the two halves together we can into an issue where they was a slight bow and a gap opened up near the nose but the clamping was the tricky part and alignment was easy once it was clamped.
I haven't done any surfing so this may be a dumb question but isn't the board super slick when you get it wet? Seems like it would be hard to stand on it without something a little rougher where you stand?
Hey mate, do you really believe that only liquid epoxy is enough on wood core without any fiberglass skin? I think you only built one wooden board which will probably be very nice to see and to hook on a wall, but either last for a very short time not for the structure but for the water going in to the wood soon....and when wood keeps water.....is not easy to fix then. Cheers f
Woodbrew Oh wow this last summer we drove from California to Florida and we were able to surf Jacksonville Beach. We were looking for surf on the way back and didn’t really stop to look in Alabama or Louisiana mostly because I think it was raining. We ended up surfing Galveston in Corpus Christi but it was super choppy. Do you guys get pretty good surf there in the summertime? Everybody told me that the Gulf of Mexico pretty much struggles with serve but it looks like you had a decent waves in the video.
I loved this project and well done but I think the wood grinder is way too sketchy, they can be erratic, a router would cover a lot of these tasks , once again, well done🙏
Give it a few yrs and I’m betting that board starts cracking or even coming apart / you should of wrapped it with cloth that resin isn’t enough binder bye it self
Do they have Cypress or Cedar in your area? This is a very poor method of building a board, although it was interesting to watch. You should be able to build a proper board with 6mm exterior plywood and resawing a Cedar or Cypress post into strips. Lots of plans online and youtube videos showing how. You def want to glass it though. This board wouldn't survive more than a couple of days of real surfing before it cracked and started to take on water.
That's amazing! 👍😍🏄♂️
Aw thank you Steve!!
Looks great but you need to put a fiberglass cloth to hold the resin. The board will flex, expand and contract with use eventually cracking the expoxy.
Great job. A few things that would make it better might be more attention to shaping the rails and adding a light fiberglass to prevent your panel from delaminating. Look up some videos on glass lay ups, not too hard.
Phillip Bellgreen constructive criticism - it is what separates and divides us
You can build a wooden surfboard without fiberglass. I've built a windsurfboard without fiberglass and i didn't even use epoxy, but PU varnish. It works, but it's a bit soft.
So with the epoxy he shouldn't have the problem with the softness of the wooden surface. It should work just fine, if wood on the deck is think enough.
PS: And of course if you're making the board to make a less enviromentally problematic surfboard, then you wouldn't want to use fiberglass. Why go through all of that trouble of using wood just to then put fiberglass on it anyway? To me that didn't make any sense.
Great job guys. For a first time on a surfboard, it's very impressive.
I mentioned before that I got contracted to rebuild the woodwork for a 1931 Chevy Woody Wagon. I settled on TotalBoat Halcyon for the finish. I am overall very happy with the finish. It has a slight orange peel to it. Kinda what you were seeing with the epoxy. It doesn't level out as dead flat as a General Finishes Clear Poly, but it's still flat enough that the client is very happy with the result. And a minor amount of orange peel in trade for all the benefits, it's a no brainier. I'm definitely willing to use their products again... And I don't say that about many products lol.
Again, great job on the surfboard. I've never seen one made before.
One question: What was the final weight? Also, after a lifetime of surfing and boat building experiences; sealing the inside of wood structures is as important as the outside finish. And a satin finish is faster than gloss. When water beads up on a surface, it's "sticky". You want it to sheet/run off cleanly. Aloha y'all.
Awesome job Y'all, the board and video turned out great! 😃👍🏻👍🏻🏄🏻♂️📷👊🏻👊🏻
Thanks Fred😊
Great video with lots of details. Have been looking for this for a long time.
Beautiful, just a thought. Could have been nice also to burn the wood a little bit then sand it to give the wood a more defined look
What a killer project! I bet you will be using that for years to come.
Thanks Jay! We will for sure. And it’s a great looking coastal decor piece in the off season 😏
Yes....killer project. More appropriate should be "suicide project". Cannot be epoxy and wood without one or two fiberglass 160 gr/m2 cloth laminated with the resin. You guys got very poor ideas of composites....have you?
Very intricate process. I had no idea it would be so involved. Great job folks.
So tedious and requires so much patience 😅Glad you liked it!
Wow, y'all this is the most impressive thing we've had the pleasure of watching you build yet! You truly have no limits! You both are so creative and talented. I almost feel guilty getting to see the final results in less than an hour from the comfort of my couch. This clearly demanded a TON of time and effort. Good on you! I'll probably never build one myself, but will be ordering plans anyway, just to learn more about the process. Fascinating stuff!
Oh my gosh, you are too nice!! This build was an experience, and we really enjoyed doing this longer, more in depth project. Can’t wait to ride it more for the winter season ☺️
Looks great!!
Thanks!
Wow, this is so dope!! awesome job!
Thank youuu! 💕
Looks awesome! Great work man.
Thanks!
Great Job!!
Thanks Keith!
Beautiful project.
Thank you!
Hi mate! Awesome looking board... if you ever choose to make another green light surf have ‘rail bands’ for different rail shapes, which really help make everything symmetrical. Always wanted to make a wooden board myself - good work!
Cool, thanks! I need to check that out.
Stretch wrap can be used to hold the two halves together while the glue sets.
I'm getting ready to build a wood SUP so really liked this. I subscribed
Great job. Excellent.
Thank you so much 🤗
Very cool project to participate in..👍👍😁
i want to see millions of view on this video. such a good work weldone
Aw thank you!!
Parabéns pelo trabalho realizado, muito bom. Farei uma prancha dessa futuramente. abraço e sucesso!
I tied this about 15 years ago but abandoned it when I realised the board would be too heavy to be anything other than a wall hanger. Basically you need to be using Paulownia or Balsa to get something light enough to be of much practical use as a surfboard. 7.5 pounds is the maximum weight including fins. Nice looking board though.
Awesome project and it came out looking AMAZING!!! Your logo on the wood, between the penetrating apoxy and thick apoxy, wood have looked sooooo good....... mabey next time? I'm not a surfer, but that board looks good enough to sell! Love it!👍👍👍👍👍👍
So true, was thinking about this the whole video..
Oooooo that's a good idea. We never even thought about putting our logo on it! Ha maybe next time 😅
Looks amazing! I've found that using ratchet straps for odd glue ups work great!
We tried that and the ratchet was digging in the wood and it was just slipping off. Tried to put clamps in front, clamps fell. It’s all good now though!
Rubber bands cut from a tire inner tube.
This is great! Do you have the plans to share? Our the measurements?
Nice job Dylan
Thank you so much!
A glass schedule was needed on this board. A good one could've be 6+4 oz or 4+4 oz. to make it lighter since it's wood. A single 6 oz. on bottom. It would have been structurally better with such. This is more of a wall hanger. Eventually the epoxy will weakened and water will log in it. Unless you haven't done at least 3 coats on each sides and it still can penetrate in through microscopical holes. Do not use foam sponges. When the epoxy resin warms up it tends to melt the foam and particles fall on the hotcoat. Best ones are the cheap 3" China made brushes. The board is nice though. Rip it up!
Amazing job! Whats the main difference you felt on paddle and ride for the woody compared to foam?
I can Allready tell it's going to be a useful vid
I was wondering how in the world you got it to 14 lbs…no fiberglass! The board is a really cool decoration.
Such a rad build!! 🤙 Where did you get the vent for it from?
Very cool. What does it weigh?
bravo! must've been a great feeling to stand up on that first wave. nicely done.
The best feeling! Thanks
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Great work on the board, starting my own in a few weeks using this method. What type of wood glue are you using?
Thanks! amzn.to/2EiAnsC
how did you do it with getting the air out of the board when the board is becoming hot? otherwise the board is going to explode
Hi! so, what's the vent for?
The way you carry the board and surf it, it looks super heavy
Real shit hommie...show me a 4 year board
I would make the entire board and drill 500 holes in it and fill them up with Great Stuff. But I understand you want to make it all wood. Yours came out great.
Всё круто, только одного не пойму, почему Дилан не сделал шаблоны на чпу для врезания плавников, было бы быстрее, а главное точнее.
Just a quick tip glue up from the centre and work your way out that way you get a good clamp up without notching the board
I had to start on the end because a bow developed somewhere along the way and the nose had a gap open up. By clamping it first I didn’t have to apply much pressure there at the end. When I clamped the rest of the board the nose just got tighter if that makes sense.
Oh wait I see what you mean now! Yes looking back that seems like a better way!
Yep I always bow the strips out from the centre to ensure the nose and tail are tight which is a big help when shaping. If your interested check out my RUclips channel and instgram
How much did it weigh in the end?
Does MDF need pilot holes?
かっこいいboardですね🐥🐣
ありがとうございました！
Look great ! why no glass cloth ? I ask because the glass cloth is transplant .
I wanted to avoid using glass because it’s a nasty process so I made the wall thickness thick enough to not need it👍🏻
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing! I really want to do something like it but it feels a bit intimidating loool. Your project turned out great. How was the feeling surfing it? Nice balance? Would you change something? Cheers and keep it up!
Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed it:) Honestly, I'd be lying saying this isn't a big undertaking. I will say though, the individual parts of making the board are relatively easy, just time consuming. The board is extremely buoyant and easy to surf. It is very heavy, but in smaller surf, which is the only time I like to use it, it works really well. If I were to change anything, it would be the width of the board. I went really wide for a fat board. I enjoy surfing it a lot, so a slightly skinnier board would be a bit more maneuverable.
@@Woodbrew Thanks for your answer and comments, will definitely try something out and your tips will help a lot. Keep it up and have fun with it 😜🙏
What would be cool is to char the top layer of wood to blacken it before adding epoxy.
What was the weight of finished board?
What is the purpose of the vent?
Beleza Bro
You could put your name or graphic, before epoxy... loved your work...cheerss
Nice! Great job, I love it. What’s the weight of the final board?
20 lbs lol :)
@@Woodbrew As much as a Long Board. Nice.
What kind of wood is it??
With the alignment, did you consider a couple of alignment dowels? If so, I'd be curious why you decided not to do it? I would think that something as small as toothpick could have helped out with the alignment while you clamped, but having never done anything like this, I could be totally wrong.
Alignment wasn’t really an issue surprisingly. When gluing the two halves together we can into an issue where they was a slight bow and a gap opened up near the nose but the clamping was the tricky part and alignment was easy once it was clamped.
I haven't done any surfing so this may be a dumb question but isn't the board super slick when you get it wet? Seems like it would be hard to stand on it without something a little rougher where you stand?
At the end you’ll see me add wax to the top. Surfers use wax to make the top sticky👍🏻
@@Woodbrew Yep! I learned this from watching Point Break!
how much does it weigh?
Hey mate, do you really believe that only liquid epoxy is enough on wood core without any fiberglass skin? I think you only built one wooden board which will probably be very nice to see and to hook on a wall, but either last for a very short time not for the structure but for the water going in to the wood soon....and when wood keeps water.....is not easy to fix then. Cheers f
The epoxy is the water proof part of fiberglass and epoxy.
@@nileriver2881 Obviously, you're not a golfer.
You should've used marine sealant for the plug. You will never get that plug out without hours of dremel surgery.
I looked through your comments...where did you paddle out at?
Cotton Bayou in Orange Beach :)
Woodbrew Oh wow this last summer we drove from California to Florida and we were able to surf Jacksonville Beach. We were looking for surf on the way back and didn’t really stop to look in Alabama or Louisiana mostly because I think it was raining. We ended up surfing Galveston in Corpus Christi but it was super choppy. Do you guys get pretty good surf there in the summertime? Everybody told me that the Gulf of Mexico pretty much struggles with serve but it looks like you had a decent waves in the video.
We did the same trip! We love Jacksonville Beach! Man I would love to chat with you and geek out on Hollow Wooden Surfboards. D and J Wooden Boards.
I loved this project and well done but I think the wood grinder is way too sketchy, they can be erratic, a router would cover a lot of these tasks , once again, well done🙏
And ask if you would be able to get Hawaiian wood
Nice guys... just forgot to put your logo on it...
How much doesn’t it weigh?
20 lbs lol
Woodbrew nice 👍 😉 Lol 😆
Hawaiian driff wood
Why not use ratchet straps all around to put the last two pieces together would have worked better then notching out the board
Give it a few yrs and I’m betting that board starts cracking or even coming apart / you should of wrapped it with cloth that resin isn’t enough binder bye it self
Cotton Bayou
Sure is :)
Very nice ! your swallow tail is kinda chunky !
Accent board bre
But hommie amagine they use to do that shit by hand
Good luck duck diving
Easier gets snapped
i dont got the right items man sadd
Do they have Cypress or Cedar in your area? This is a very poor method of building a board, although it was interesting to watch. You should be able to build a proper board with 6mm exterior plywood and resawing a Cedar or Cypress post into strips. Lots of plans online and youtube videos showing how. You def want to glass it though. This board wouldn't survive more than a couple of days of real surfing before it cracked and started to take on water.
Maybe you should have weighed the wood before and after to see how much you actually lost…👍🏻🇬🇧
He skates, he surfs, he sews!… Could Dylan be any sexier? 🤔
😏
@@Woodbrew You're also super cute and adorably sweet. 😄
Great video! You two are super sweet.
Aww thank you😊 Thanks for watching!
way too heavy...better use the srtip technique ...with that technique i build woodies that are lighter than regular surfboards!!
All that epoxy and no fiberglass? Don't seem right
Yup, wasted effort. Pretty ornament though.
Can you get someone who can ride a board to show us what it is capable of.
I'm not buying plans if that is the best it will do.
Elle fonctionne pas cette planche hahaha
You guys need to cut back on the weed...Did you even try to read the description?
We don't smoke, but the description looks good to me :)
Please stop long distance cycling! Think of all the man bits your entire body weight presses on while you ride 😐 for hours!!
That surfboard is siick
Hahah I'm dying😂 Thanks I think? haha
😂😂😂
*upper body weight 😉
So you killed a tree to surf on a dead log...so sad
Wood was already in the store and the OG surfboards were made from wood planks! They look so rad