So, what's next? - Dakle, sto nakon ovog?

I think I've never posted this photos. Or I did on some other forums, blogs etc...

So, what is next? Improving the process and materials used for sure and having it as a hobby. Taking it to another level maybe? Maybe even that.

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Mislim da dosad nisam objavio ove slike. Ili mozda i jesam po nekim forumima, blogovima ili sl.

Dakle, sto je slijedece? Poboljsati proces izrade i materijale i nastojati uzivati u ovome hobiju. Ili pokustati nesto vise od toga? Mozda i to.

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You can probably guess what this background image is? :))

Vjerujem da mozete pogoditi sto je na slici u pozadini? :))

Or this one:

The beans spilled. This boards is well traveled:)

Enjoj.

Kite Boards SOLD - kite board daske PRODANE!

If you ever wondered what happened with my board(s), they are SOLD!

Yep, I am so proud and happy. It is a living proof that with limited tools you can create something beautiful, functional and useful for other people as well.

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Ako ste se ikada pitali sto se desilo sa mojim daskama - PRODANO!

Da, prodano je davno i druge su vec u izradi. Vrlo sam ponosan i zadovoljan. Ovo je dokaz da sa nesto malo alata mozete izraditi nesto predivno, funkcionalno i korisno za druge ljude takodjer.

Kako je netko rekao - marka je rodjena i zove se Shinai.

Thank you whoever purchased it in the shop! Enjoj!

Board opening - Otvaranje daske

My birthday board - moja rodjendanska daska

Today I've decided to glue the top sheet to the bamboo core. The top sheet is as before carbon fiber plus closed cell foam. It is very light and strong. Why I'm doing this? Well, somehow the rocker and concave must me built and for me this is the most elegant solution.

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Danas sam odlucio zalijepiti gornji sloj daske na bambus. Gornji je sloj kao i prije napravljen od carbon fiber tkanine i plastike sa zatvorenim zracnim komorama. Vrlo lagan i cvrst materijal. Zasto uopce radim ovako? Pa nekako se mora napraviti rocker tj. zakrivljenost i concava daske i meni je ovo najlakse rjesenje.

 

I've left the perforated plastic on top of carbon top sheet. This way I can easily position the top sheet on the core and trace the outline with the black marker. Otherwise, how would I position the top sheet on exact place? This is very delicate operation and need to improve it somehow.

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Kao sto se vidi, ostavio sam perforiranu foliju na gornjem sloju. To mi sluzi da pozicioniram gornji sloj na bambus i oznacim markerom poziciju na foliji. Inace kako bih postavio gornji sloj na tocno mjesto? Ovo je vrlo osjetljiv rad i moram naci neko jednostavnije rjesenje. 

Fiberglass on top of the bamboo core. 

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Ne zaboravimo fiberglass.

Under the vacuum. I think I've used around 62ml epoxy. Proved vacuum table, all good. Rocker 1/3 board length and concave hopefully 4-5mm.

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Sve pod vakumom. Utrosio sam oko 62ml epoxyja. Isproban vacumski stol, sve super. Rocker 1/3 dozine daske, concava nadam se oko 4-5mm.

For my birthday today, and around 40C outside, not bad for an old man:)

All the best in 2013!

Your

downunder

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Za moj rodjendan danas i 40C napolju, nije lose za starog klipana:) Sve najbolje u 2013 godini!

Vas

downunder

Bamboo board with a twist - Bambus daska sa zapletom

The new board is finished!
And in my humble opinion this is the first bamboo kite board in the world of this kind. Why?  Because it's got a twist!
On this board you can TURN the footpads like on a snowboard! And that is enabled with adding only one screw insert per footpad.
And, on this board you can move the fins to different position to enjoy a ride even more!

To conclude, this is my best work up to now. And will just get better!

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Nova daska je gotova!
Moje skromno misljenje govori da je ova daska prva bambus daska na svijetu ove vrste! Zasto? Zato sto sam izmislio zaplet!
Na ovoj dasci mozete OKRENUTI vazove na obje strane kao na snowboardu! I to sam omogucio dodavsi samo jedan vijak po vezu.
Takodjer, na ovoj dasci mozete pomaknuti perajice na drugu poziciju za jos bolji uzitak voznje!

Uglavnom, ovo je moj najbolji uradak do sada. A zapravo, bit ce jos bolje!

Thanks to my brother in law who got the Carbon for me! Without you this would not exist! Hvala mome sogoru koji mi je nabavio karbon platno i bez kojeg ova daska ne bi postojala!

Bali, Indonesia, welcomes Shinai:)

Weather in Perth wasn't so good to test my board. So made an escape to Bali. And what a board this is!
Notice, I even made all fins of chopping board! Yes, kitchen board we all use...Took me two hours to make it.
And finally, today I've ridden it. Review soon...

Shinai is born - Shinai je rođen

On left is Shinai, my new kite board!  On right my 2011 build (no name:)

By suggestion from kiting community, and being a bamboo board, hence Shinai ((竹刀) - is a weapon used for practice and competition representing a Japanese sword.

Weight before accessories 2545 grams, 137x40.5cm, concave 3mm, rocker about 3cm (straight 1/3).

And now for my next project, I'll make some fins for my board...