Last coat of resin was put on about 10 days ago, so it'll be two weeks by the weekend or friday which is looking like it might have potential, i can feel a cold coming on, cough cough

anyway, i'm like a kid at christmas - pickin' at the wrappin' paper all week. can't wait any longer. you can't tell me what to do! you're not my real mom!!!

No but now that I know what your board looks like I can run you over for back chat

Have fun with the new stick !

a friend of mine waits for about six months or so before he surfs his new boards in order for the resin to cure properly.
i could not wait that long watching her cure in the attic,especially when you see a good day.

Fantastic Job

this really is unnecessary. After gelling most of the curing takes place in the first 7days at 20C. Then the curing levels off see graph below (maturing stage). Couldn't find one with actual time interval on the bottom axis but you get the idea.

One way to harden the resin is too put it in a very warm place for a couple of hours (like heat treating metals).

Sorry, i'm off on one now,

get up in your friend's attic and get those boards out in the water!!!

Yea it'd be six months before he knows their gone.

"Hi Wes, new board I bought one just like it last week - it's up in the atic till it's gone rock hard then it's 0.05% less likely to ding"

its hard to teach an old dog new tricks as he has always done it even with the boards he used to make himself years ago.
i did not think i would recieve graphs and percentages for an off the cuff statement.

when you say "a friend of mine...." are you talking about yourself?

confused,
think you'll have to draw me a graph

Ok seems the right time to introduce myself as my new longboard has just finished curing in the hot room.

Me, 32, of bavarian origin, stuck in Belfast (long story), researching something to do with waves (longer story!)
and surfing for about 2? years now, mostly up north. travelled a couple of times to the west Lahinch and Sligo, and to Portugal for a week. Not married and no kids (longest story )

I suppose thanks go to glide for telling DrAl all the tricks of the trade. We spent all of easter scratching our heads many a times and trying to get rid of that distinct resin stink. I think it was worth it - would do it again. Love that pointy pin-tail!

Cheers, Max

Well done and the best of luck on yer new boards.

Cheers,

I'd love someone who can actually surf and has some experience of different boards to have a go on it and tell me how it goes - I'm imagining it goes like a freight train.

just can't wait

Ah here lands two boards shaped at the same time a red board and a blue board what next a race

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXJL2hL6kI

are you sayin' i'm fat?

don't make me come over there!!!

have you two met before?

I have my boards in the water even before I'm finished sanding! a la Mornng of the earth

never had a problem, but I build em thick and solid. Might be cause for concern with a lightly glassed thruster