Hollow wood board build (and ride)

[bigcane]

https://vimeo.com/m/110080917

[shawn13]

cool but what is on his head?!

[marlboroughman]

My kind of board and the kite too. Should soften the ride for those bad ankles guys complain about.

[cleepa]

Looks really nice. What kind of wood? How does it ride?

[bigcane]

Ordinary spruce wood 4mm strips with blue insulation foam under the feet. 3,5 kg total weight so it is slightly heavier than my foam epoxy boards but i think it is stronger. Its fun to design and build a board that matches exactly what you want for very specific conditions, in this case strong wind, decent sized waves and a bit choppy so i went with a narrow board, single front strap at 45 degrees and quite a bit of nose and tail rocker. Next will be a flatter wider strapless Vanguard inspired board for more mellow conditions. Then maybe a paipo style board and then a foil. So many projects, so little time!

[Starsky]

nice work. Nice quick but insightful video. Went back over it with my finger on the pause button.

Post another when the next project hits the water.

[shawn13]

Seriously, can someone name that cam mount?

[bigcane]

the head cam is a gopro mounted on a 2m carbon pole with a counterweight at the other end. The middle of the pole is bolted to a swivel that is made from a caster wheel (minus the wheel) attached to a skateboard helmet. weight is important, use a gopro 3 or 4 and a carbon pole / don't use aluminum, its too heavy for the neck

[shawn13]

the head cam is a gopro mounted on a 2m carbon pole with a counterweight at the other end. The middle of the pole is bolted to a swivel that is made from a caster wheel (minus the wheel) attached to a skateboard helmet. weight is important, use a gopro 3 or 4 and a carbon pole / don't use aluminum, its too heavy for the neck

Oh, so its custom. Sick! Can you post a photo of it please?

[zob]

http://www.dx.com/s/gopro+rotation+swivel