Just helps me keep the shape true as I pass over the rails with the planer and sanding block. It takes a lot of dicking around, especially with rocker, but youll be happy with the. While not necessary - I like to flip the board over and trace the outline on the bottom as well. Use the tail and nose points only and move handles to fit the curve. ![]() (I knew the International Econ and Corp Finance books would come in handy someday - at about $80 each - they are probably the most expensive board weights used in the world ) 'Beak Noses function on a boards performance acting like a counterweight shifting the balance. To manually enter points, use the Guide Points tab in the tool bar. perhaps Aku's attempt at giving me some art inspiration. In this short video we walk through designing a simple beak nose in a standard short board shape. pre and post-set rocker tension for optimum board recoil and projection. I'm not quite sure what the black shapes on a couple of the pages are. CNC PRECISION SHAPING - Each VS board is precision shaped on our CNC shaping. Paper laid out and trued up with straight edge. Other materials could be used, but since I have a huge roll of roofing felt, it is the easiest/cheapest. Leaving you with a clean and accurate finish. In this case I taped the pages of the outline together and used an exacto knife to cut it out of roofing felt. The large 3 axis router has a bull nose cutter that is 50mm x 200mm long and will let you cut out deep foot wells, foil inserts, handles inserts and deep concave’s on your SUP and foil-board designs. Just like the nose, your board’s tail has its own degree of rocker. With a flatter nose rocker, the nose of the board can easily stab directly downward into the water. As the surfer drops into the wave, heavy nose rocker keeps the front end of the board on top of the water. I have some PVC stringers on order- but won't have them in time - so I'll have to test out on the next boards. Nose rocker helps when dropping in on a tightly curved wave face. ![]() The bow wave disappears on planing, and only a trailing wake is produced. The nose gradually rises above the water when the board planes. At slower speeds or with a gradual increase in speed, the board pushes water effortlessly. I figured at 2 3/4 inches thick, it should probably be ok. Water contact takes place under the surfboard, at the bow. And yes, I decided to go with just a glue stringer for this one. Again - this is for the board I'm taking to California. OK - so heres a few shots of the output from akushaper onto paper.
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