Just carry your template out to the end of the rail line and square off the tail of the template. If you are making a swallow tail, you do not need to include the swallow tail on the template. Just make sure that you mark “stringer” points on both ends and top/bottom of the template to mark the point where you will place the template down on the stringer when you trace your outline on the surfboard blank. If your board is over 8’ long and you need to make a two-sided “spin” or “flip” template, you simply draw the nose half of the board on one side of the template, and the tail half of the board on the other side. You should also get the home center to cut the Masonite in 4 1’x8’ slices, which gives you four straight-edge pieces to make 4 templates. You can get 8’x4’x1/8” sheets of Masonite or hard plastic wall covering from any home center. (Skip this step if you're shaping a custom close tolerance EPS Blank)Īll of the four template making techniques will get you to the same point: a curved line drawn on a piece of hardboard. If we had to choose, we would choose the AKUShaper method due to the increased flexibility in design and the ability to determine rocker, thickness, and volume - and you can just send us your design to customize your blank. With the batten method, you should be sure of your nose, tail, and wide-point widths before you start, because these points will be defined when you start, and it is a bit of a pain to change these dimensions/locations as you go.
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The biggest benefit of the batten method is that it allows you to visualize the shape in full size as you are creating it. It also has the added benefit of calculating volume, allowing you to design the rocker and rails, and to view the board in 3D. The AKUShaper method allows you to “fiddle” with the shape more easily on the computer screen to arrive at your final design. For the batten method, you need a long, thin flexible “batten” to define your curve, and some small nails/hammer to temporarily secure the batten on the Masonite to define the outline curve you want.īoth methods work well and are pretty easy. For the AKUShaper method, you need internet access, a computer, and a printer. If you want to create your own design from scratch, you have two basic choices: AKUShaper Software or the “old school” batten method. If you have an existing board that you want to try to copy, simply trace the outline of an existing board that you want to try to copy. If you are satisfied with any one of Greenlight’s pre-designed shapes (58 available at last count), then you get to skip the design-stage and go straight into making your template. The first thing you need to do is determine which method you will use to make a template. All you have to do is shape the bottom contours and rails resulting in less work, less dust, and a better board as the end result.
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Skip the whole outline templating, cutting, and squaring process by designing your own custom close tolerance surfboard blank in AKUShaper software and we'll manufacture your blank exactly to your design.
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Select the Slice you wish to export and Do a File -> Export to export the rail profile.
Importing slices is an extremely effective tool for taking the rail profile of an existing shape and combining it with a new design.įirst begin by opening a shape with the slice profiles you wish to Export. The software will auto adjust the dimensions. Combine shortboard profiles with longboard shapes. Importing/Exporting Rocker profiles can be done using any size shape. Open the new file (.PRO) you want to import the rocker profile into.īEFORE: (6'0 Shortboard) - Importing a 9'6 rocker profile.ĪFTER: (Importing a 9'6 rocker profile) Notice the original rocker profile in light grey
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