How long are you soaking your board for? I can only fit one side at a time in my tub so I'm going to flip it every so often.edt wrote:i've used the soak the plywood method a lot never delaminated on me. I like to wet it down, bend it, let it dry then if it's not where I want bend it again. Sounds like others haven't had any luck with this method but it's always worked well for me both with cheap plywood with voids and good marine quality birch. I've got a 4 year old board done this way still going strong, though I usually don't keep my projects for that long. I usually end up cutting them up and make something new because I get bored with my old stuff.
Fair enough. You have nothing to loos by giving it a try.lovethepirk wrote:How long are you soaking your board for? I can only fit one side at a time in my tub so I'm going to flip it every so often.edt wrote:i've used the soak the plywood method a lot never delaminated on me. I like to wet it down, bend it, let it dry then if it's not where I want bend it again. Sounds like others haven't had any luck with this method but it's always worked well for me both with cheap plywood with voids and good marine quality birch. I've got a 4 year old board done this way still going strong, though I usually don't keep my projects for that long. I usually end up cutting them up and make something new because I get bored with my old stuff.
I didn't catch this post, sorry...I may try to slowly bend some rocker in without water starting tomorrow. I bought a few items to help me today. I'll post back my results.plummet wrote:downunder wrote:I wouldn't recommend soaking a plywood, if is a ply.
What you can do as your first project is 2x6mm marine type plywood. That will make a concave and rocker with no need for soaking and risking trapped moisture in a ply voids, which is a guarantied failure.
You'll need to tapper your 12mm tips/rails hard so 6mm ply will fix that and give you more flex on tips.
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Yep that's good advice. I don't recommend soaking either. It also can play havoc with bonding glue in the plies and lead to delamination.
If you are committed to the 12mm sheet then just roll with no rocker for this board. Chalk it up to experience and move on to reducing thickness laminating thinner layers together to achieve a better result.
Note that tip flex is desirable for a smooth ride. To get that you really want 2-3mm core at the tips and glass or carbon to give you a flexible yet strong construction.
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