Month: March 2020

So this is where we’re at now: Our next step is to take the deck down a little. For this, let’s start with the planer. The one I’m using is this one from Wen. There are modified versions which are much more expensive but after reading around, until you get proficient with a planer, using Read More …

Now that the blank is ready, we can mark the template. For this board, I made a half template and mirrored it across the stringer. Some folks have different nose and tail templates for mixing and matching. With the template marked, I cut it out with a hand saw. As you get near the end, Read More …

There is one step left to finish up our home brewed blank and that’s to cut the foam to the stringer. We made the stringer and hotwire guides together to ensure the had the same profile. Now we’ll use those guides to cut the foam. Because I’m putting much nose in this board above the Read More …