Spank My Wookie

Well, I think there is some truth to the title. I got around to motivating myself to build a surfboard. Last Saturday, I went and bought a US Blank 7'6". It's a rather beat up looking piece of foam.

Funny how the same piece of foam in the hands of a capable shaper will yield a work of art. Put it in my hands, and you will get a cracked egg.

I copied a Joel Tudor Egg template. The dimensions are 7'6"x21x2 3/4. Whether I will reach those dimensions is another story. First off, I traced a photo of the egg in a software program that cuts surfboard blanks. After tweaking it and getting it as close to dimensions as possible, I took it to Kinko's and a scaled up version of it.

I cut it out and laid it over the blank. It's pretty close to my desired dimensions. The template only scaled up to 7'5" and 10 inches wide. I guess I can live with that. Maybe I'll play with the placement so it will net 21 inches. The only problem is that the blank is a close tolerance blank and the nose is pretty pointy. An y widening will not fit the nose. I guess I could cut the blank down an inch so that I get a 7'4". We'll see...

Stay tuned.

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