My Bamboo concave (Custom)

dudufigueiredo · Posted: May 29, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject: My Bamboo concave (Custom)

A couple years ago, when i was studying about bamboo for my graduation in Industrial Design, i made this concave for me..

I've never shared it with no one.. but that's my favorite board to ride..
(i'm posting this inspired on the favorite board thread..)

Specs: 40,5 inch long, 39 cm wide, 29 cm nose/tail.

Hope you like it.. Very Happy

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

holly crap that looks good. I bet that rides so nice Smash

RC · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1033

Wow dude. Props. I wanna try one... Smash

dudufigueiredo · Posted: May 29, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject:

<MikeG>, RC, if you came down to Brazil, we can go for a session on it.. haha Smash

dudufigueiredo · Posted: May 29, 2010 7:37 pm Post subject:

More pics, detail, solidworks modeling..

RC · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1033

Dude, that is so legit. i can't stop looking..

zip · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 752 City: Sydney

i like. clean and simple. would you consider making more to sell?

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: May 29, 2010 8:04 pm Post subject:

man that shape makes me feel at home, same shape i always ride. but .5 inches shorter Smile

how is the bamboo holding up? i love the look of the board and it looks like you did everything extremely professional! How much would a board like that cost me if i were interested in one? I bet shipping would kick my ass Embarassed

Great job on it dude, it looks GREAT. Id love to ride it too!

RC · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1033

Hayden R · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2009 Posts: 340

Jay Bird · Posted: May 30, 2010 2:21 am Post subject:

wow...

bachlonso · Backside 180 Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 670 City: NFA

dudufigueiredo, everything about that board is pure sex! that thing looks so quality!

G.K.D. · Frontside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 404 City: Sydney

that look AWEsome!! ...... what's the weight off it??

zip · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 752 City: Sydney

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: May 30, 2010 8:56 am Post subject:

i keep checking back on this, i really want to see the price and see if he would build a few for us, i would buy one, and i never buy wakeskates. that thing just looks so amazing.

dudufigueiredo · Posted: May 30, 2010 12:20 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, zip, and guys.. thanks for the interest, but i realy can not make more of this for now... this bamboo plys was bought at a bamboo flooring store, here in São Paulo, and they don't import these plys any more... they are made in china (i'm not proud of that..)

And i will confess that a full bamboo core wakeskate, is not the best solution for a board,
G.K.D., answering your question, i weights around 8,8 lbs (4kg) but the flotation isn't realy good.. the bamboo ply is a realy dense material and the board sinks under your foot while deepwater start, for exemple...

But the pop is great! bamboo is a realy responsive material, Integrity is doing it great with the centra-fuse..!

By the way i'm working on a composite board with same/close shape sizes and weight.. and now for seling! i'll post something about it soon..

Thanks!

Hayden R · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2009 Posts: 340

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rc005 · Faceplant Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 27

dudufigueiredo, what did you use to seal the deck and what did you use to glue the ply's together? Your board looks amazing. if you're worried about flotation, you could do birch or oak for the top few ply's then a bottom ply of bamboo that way you still have the bamboo look on the bottom. I know you said you cant get bamboo anymore but maybe you have a ply left hanging around, just an idea

jacque_mehoff · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 936

That deck looks REAL nice!

Great job!