another couple yrs before that in planning, talking, brainstorming, and probably 10 yrs before that is when I first decided this is what I truly want to do
. We're not jumping into a 500-20,000 board operation overnite, we're going to try to make 30 boards similar to this one over spring/summer. Anyway I finished the first one in these photos this afternoon, then took a spin on it in 70+ degrees and sunshine
. That's Dave and his little girl in the photos. Some specs:
Gnarly State Park Stik, 155
waist: 25.0
sidecut: 7900
bent length: about 1530
stance: up to 26"!!! not sure what that is in metric
effective edge: 1220
running length: 1175
thicknesses: 2mm / 6.8mm \ 6.5mm / 6.8 \ 2mm, probably gonna thin this out a pinch
subbed isosport base
edges
22 oz triax
crown tip fill
v lam poplar cores, no fingerjoints
camax inserts
bamboo sidewalls
more 22oz tri
Lees coextruded subbed topsheet
stoke, and a little gnar
graphics inspired by one of the greatest snowboarders ever, RIP Craig Kelly
Above is the specs on the board in photo only, which i built for me to test out all the new materials, etc. Its a little stiff so we're gonna switch it up to some biax. But having all the correct matching parts in a board made a world of difference:). The board came out perfectly flat and I was able to grind it without an autofeed in 5minutes, including the sides. Having wood sidewalls makes grinding sidewall and side edge so much easier, but there's a lot more finish work to the sidewall itself, mostly in time with taping, treating, drying, etc. Anyway, here she is:
