Aku shaper longbaord how to#
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The truth is, that if I wasn’t married to her, who knows where I’d be. No Usain Bolt, more a suave, fat, hairy, middle aged chimp. Whatever! She’s too good for me anyway, very patient with my bad memory, degraded eyesight, my fat guts and thick rails. It makes me feel intellectually superior. I’m always “not listening”, “losing my wallet and my keys to the car”, not wanting to “want to do the dishes”.the list goes on and on.and I love using “quotes” when I write. I’m also an appallingly bad husband as well, just ask Mrs Wood Buddha. Looking forward to catching up with old faces and welcoming new ones.įor any more info contact: not really even a Buddhist but I thought the name Wood Buddha would elevate my reputation within the international wooden surfboard building community as a fringe guru wooden surfboard builder, and alternative surf craft aficionado to the dizzy heights of stardom. And there is nothing better that being on one you built yourself. The Alley in winter is often at it's best for a slide across the banks on a wooden board.

There are many ways to build a wooden board and they will be on display on the day. If you don't build boards but want to find out more you could not be in a better place to ask all the questions you want.

A great time to meet others with the same passion and to see what they have been up to.

Aku shaper longbaord free#

Please feel free to send pics and details of any boards you are building to share with others to wet their appetite.Īs you now know it is a gathering of like minded people who enjoy being challenged by spending countless hours in the shed building wooden boards. So if you are working on a project at the moment or thinking of starting one, now you have a reason to get started or stuck in to finishing it for August. Each year peoples experience grows and the level of skills and finish of boards is a testament to the long hours and effort being put in. We look forward to meeting other budding wooden board builders and the projects that they have been working on through the year.

Aku shaper longbaord how to#

OK - so I've been playing with Aku Shaper while waiting for my stringer to set properly (gonna have had about 18 hours to set by the time I get shaping) and have figured out the one or two things I didn't know how to do before.Ĭan anyone suggest good starting points for dimensions for this board?Īs said earlier I'll be going for about 7' in length, also somewhere around 20' to 22' width (so she can carry it).Īs for nose width, tail width, and most importantly, rocker - I'm sorta stumped.Sunday the 2nd of August is set down as the date for this year's Wooden Surfboard Day to be held in the park at Currumbin as in the past years. Once I have a couple of working boards under our feet so we can keep on surfing, I'll be experimenting for myself to get a better understanding of what does what.Īny more responses, boards, templates and the likes would be appreciated from anyone following this thread.ĪCheateaux - The girl I'm making this for has had her first stand up rides and is looking for something that she'll be on for a while, so though I see what you mean about the softie and paddleboard, I was hoping to come up with something she won't outgrow real quick.Īs for 'every surfer needs a longboard', you just hit on my plans for board #3 or #4 (depends how much I like #1 which will be my first board) - I rode a longboard a while back and absolutely loved it - perfect for those ankle-high days too.

I can get a board on screen that looks like a surfboard - but I have no way of knowing if what I have on screen (and so what I print out and then shape) will be any good at all. The last thing I want to do is shape my friend a board that will slow down her learning due to something I did wrong with the design. I don't really have any issues with making points, specifying the length and so on, the problem is that since I don't have any shaping experience, and am still only learning to surf myself, I really don't know what does and doesn't work. Soulstice - I've been playing with Aku for some time now compared to AutoCAD (which I work on) it's pretty simple, though took a bit of getting used to the different interface. I used to work at the stadium when I was a young'un but these days it doesn't really do it for me. I don't exactly pay much attention even when it is underway though. How are United doing? No idea, the season hasn't started yet. Doug - thanks for the link - I'd forgotten about the samples on there.