bamboo fin from cutting board

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swimarko
swimarko
49 posts
49 posts
18 Apr 2016 2:18pm
bamboo cutting board, some funny design, for better tracking and surf. hope it will work. still needs holes and varnish as from kitchen experience, bamboo board doesnt soak much water... :-) water/SUP test will be alter this week.











swimarko
swimarko
49 posts
49 posts
6 May 2016 4:22am
Finally. done and tested. its been interesting experience making it. it tracks better than any other fin I used. stability is ok. also speed.











DavidJohn
DavidJohn
VIC
17570 posts
VIC, 17570 posts
6 May 2016 7:44am
That shape fin requires a tricky double foil.. Did you do that?
Smash1
Smash1
NSW
826 posts
NSW, 826 posts
6 May 2016 2:57pm
Is it still good to cut bread on?
And then
And then
VIC
120 posts
VIC, 120 posts
6 May 2016 2:58pm
Looks cool.

swimarko
swimarko
49 posts
49 posts
6 May 2016 1:18pm

This is the size comparison to SB All Star stock fin. yea i think i did pretty much double foil. the edges are quite sharp as its not visible from the pics.




husq2100
husq2100
QLD
2031 posts
QLD, 2031 posts
6 May 2016 5:58pm
always good to try something new, but I think you may have cut it out in the weaker direction (lamination wise)
swimarko
swimarko
49 posts
49 posts
6 May 2016 4:15pm
totally agree, but I was limited with the board size. I already broke it first time- when pulling out from the finbox, it cracked the whole lenght trough the middle of the base. I glue it back, sand the base for better fitting, and made extra 7 holes, fitting dowels using 2component water resistan epoxy - thats why it was interesting experience. Today I Will see the result.
P.S. I cant use for cutting food as I warnished it with outdoor wood warnish.
Area10
Area10
1508 posts
1508 posts
6 May 2016 5:59pm
Nice one. What didn't you like about the standard All Star fin?
swimarko
swimarko
49 posts
49 posts
7 May 2016 1:39am
Not that I dont like standar All Star fin, but for me I dont think its stable enough and not enough tracking. i believe i switch from 14x25 race to 14x23 all star to fast regarding stability and tracking. bat fin is just in 'production' for rough conditions. :-)

anyway, i think i saved the fin with dowels. u can see the crack from pulling out of finbox. great experience

Cheers.





Mastbender
Mastbender
1972 posts
1972 posts
7 May 2016 1:55am
I know it doesn't go with the water flow or the appearance, but running the grain vertically would have added a lot more strength to the fin.
Look at the old fins from old classic surfboards, the grain of the fins are always vertical for that very reason.
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