Let me start this all of with that fact that I haven't ever really surfed before. Sure, I did some body surfing when I was a kid and used a little boogie board from time to time. But I've never actually SURFED. So this isn't just me learning to build a surfboard. I'm also going to have to learn to surf on that board. That being said, I wanted a bigger board for my first surfboard. I didn't want to commit to a full on longboard so I went with an egg design.
I found a site online called
Blending Curves. They have a few really simple board templates that you can print out. I found a pretty simple longer board design:
I plan on doing a Polynesian style design on the deck for this board. I had a few minutes to kill at work the other day and this is what I came up with for an initial design:
Everything I've read and seen, it seems like this should be a good board for me for at least a little while. It should give me plenty of stability and flotation, while still giving me enough maneuverability in the long run to make it fun when I have a little more experience under my belt.
That's it for this post. Stay tuned till next time when we start shaping the stringer and getting some of the foam cut out. Should be fun.
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