[Quote=JohnAbercrombie]What sort of project are you working on? [/QUOTE]
I am building a Kiteboard. Below are a few pictures. Kiteboarding (or Kitesurfing) is a newer sport that is gaining much popularity around costal areas. Below is a picture of the sport (a friend of mine riding on Lake Erie). You can see the board, control bar, and in the background one of the kites.
The board I made is below....The bottom is .100 thick cherry, the top is .100 thick maple. The core is foam with fiberglass and epoxy. The overall thickness is about .450".
The top with the bindings....
Part of the bottom...at the end are the fins.
The interesting part of the design is that the bottom is concave...
The top is convex...
And the whole thing is an shallow arc from one end to the other...
It was an interesting project that required an interesting 3 dimensional mold that I had to figure out how to build.
This has cut into my guitar building but has been a good project.
By the way the current finish is System Three epoxy. I like how the epoxy really sticks tight to the wood and looks very durable. UV is an issue but since the board is only out in the sun for limited hours it should hold up ok. The Epoxy dries so slow that is hard to get a glossy finish without stuff in it. On the bottom I rubbed it out and finished to a satin sheen. The top I am still figuring out what do.
Still looking for the perfect finish so I am open for ideas.